"couchee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kuːˈʃeɪ/ Forms: couchees [plural]
Etymology: French couché (“a sleeping place”), from coucher. See couch. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|couché||a sleeping place}} French couché (“a sleeping place”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} couchee (plural couchees)
  1. (obsolete) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-couchee-en-noun-WJLUzum7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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