"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 bedtime, such as by a royal. Tags: obsolete

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