Fauteuil (noun)
foh-til/ foh/toi
(French Furniture), an upholstered armchair, especially one with open sides.
1735–45; < French; Old French faldestoel, faudestueil < Old Low Franconian *faldistôl; faldstool
Example sentences
“… a fauteuil stood each side of the window.”
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