recamier

noun
re·​ca·​mier | \ ˌrā-käm-ˈyā How to pronounce recamier (audio) \

Definition of recamier

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a sometimes backless couch with a high curved headrest and low footrest

Récamier

biographical name
Ré·​ca·​mi·​er | \ rā-ˈka-mē-ˌā How to pronounce Récamier (audio) , rā-kä-ˈmyā\

Definition of Récamier (Entry 2 of 2)

Jeanne-Françoise-Julie-Adélaïde 1777–1849 Madame de Récamier née Bernard French society wit

Illustration of recamier

Illustration of recamier

Noun

In the meaning defined above

First Known Use of recamier

Noun

1924, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for recamier

Noun

from its appearance in a portrait of Mme. Récamier by Jacques-Louis David

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