SvitHome Explanatory Dictionary: Duchess, Banquet and deck chair

What a weirdness, how many words are in Russian, and no concept has so many synonyms, like that part of our body, under which the chairs are adapted, sofas, armchairs, ottomans, banquettes and sofa. // V.A. Petsukh, "Village Diaries"

Generally, word DUSHES of French origin and serves as the title of Duke's wife, ie. translated word duchess means duchess or princess.

This type of couch was created and gained popularity in the era of Louis X IV.. They say, that Red Sun (so sometimes called Louis 🙂 used this type of couch as a camp bed. A distinctive feature of the duchess couch is, that it is not meant to be reclined, it was created so that they could lie down on it, eg, relax during the day. Ah, these times, when you could just go yourself, and suddenly want to lie down on a specially created couch 🙂 The characteristic features of duches are a raised headboard (for pillow, probably 😉 and a slightly smaller foot, or its complete absence.

And here is her image in the portrait of Madame Boucher — Yes — François Boucher's wife.

Raymond de Madraso and Garrett, spanish artist (1841-1920), «Conversation»

BANQUET

stool with semi-soft seat, square, rectangular or round shape. Usually used in bedrooms at the dressing table, in the front, sometimes in living rooms. Desirable, to shape (style), the material and finish of the banquettes were the same, like the rest of the furniture in the apartment or in that room, where is the banquet. // Great Soviet Encyclopedia. In order. AND. F. Ahabad, AND. L. Grekulova . 1976

BANQUET

feminine word, and again of French origin — bench, which means:

1. Small bench without a backrest with a soft seat. // Big academic dictionary of the Russian language

2. Banquet, old banquet — shop, bench, rubble, approach, slight elevation. // F.I. Bulgakov, Art encyclopedia

We were getting closer to Naples, and right against me, t. is. on the right side of the stagecoach, the sea surface turned blue. The sister also rose on her bench, and as if someone began to invite me to admire the global beauty of the Gulf of Naples. // A.A.. Fet, "My memories"

I can see their two heads shifted — on the living room bench, in a good boyish hug, which immediately turned the bench into a school desk. // M. Tsvetaeva, "Non-strange evening"

CHAIR CHAIR

lounge chair — light retractable armchair, in which you can recline. Also, what Longshez (lounge chair). Perhaps, a deck chair can be called an analogue of a couch — duchess 🙂

small sofa with headboard, but no back. // Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

sofa, bedding // Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

Anna lay on chaise longue in a black velvet blouse, lace-trimmed pont de Venise. On goals, combed in two braids, narrow white silk ribbon. Legs covered with dark purple couvre-pied also with point de Venise. // E.P.. Letkova, "Rust"

The guest looks with the eyes of laziness and responds with these eyes, that she agrees, and makes small movements of the kicking goat and looks at the chaise longue, placed in front of the fireplace between the trellis and the screen. // N.S.. Лесков, "Winter day", 1894

In the furniture .. some kind of separate couch of a completely different color, which even the carpenters call in the French manner (lounge chair), and even a tattered antique leather set. // P. Ivanovsky, "Director's Notes"

Samuel put a spreading chair (shez long). Shakhovskaya Alien in the city. // Lexis SIS

Also read: SvitHome Explanatory Dictionary: Inlay, Intarsia, Marquetry and Brushing

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