"méridienne" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1981, Americana, page 24, column 2:",
          "text": "Méridiennes have sold for up to $19,000 a pair, a bid posted at Morton’s. “Méridiennes such as that one are the rare pieces that bring top dollar,” says Phillip Alford, Morton’s nineteenth-century furniture expert.",
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          "ref": "1990, Architectural Digest, page 260:",
          "text": "Silk velvet on the méridiennes is from Manuel Canovas; Clarence House fabric covers the sofa and front of fauteuils.",
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          "ref": "1990, Museum Notes, page 23:",
          "text": "This, too, has now been restored and reupholstered, and the unusual pair of méridiennes (short daybeds) will be installed on either side of the mantlepiece in the upstairs hall.",
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