fauteuil

noun

fau·​teuil fō-ˈtœy 

ˈfō-ˌtil

plural fauteuils fō-ˈtœy 

-ˌtilz

: armchair

especially : an upholstered chair with open arms

Examples of fauteuil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, a vintage Louis XVI giltwood upholstered fauteuil delicately sits in one home’s sitting rooms alongside a 1920s Georgian wingback lounge velvet chair. — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2022

Unfortunately, the royal was only able to enjoy her new Etruscan fauteuil in her Versailles apartments for a couple of years before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022

The Macret commode has an estimate of €800,000-1,200,000, while the Jacobs fauteuil has a high estimate of €200,000. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Nov. 2022

There are a pair of Louis XV fauteuils, a pair of Louis XV bergères, a pair of Jules Cavailles paintings that my mother and father bought on their first trip to Paris in the late '50s. — Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 2 Oct. 2012

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French faudestuel, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German faltistuol folding chair — more at faldstool

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fauteuil

• subtotal
• anecdotal
• hypocotyl
• sacerdotal
• motile
• total