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A fauteuil (French: [fotœj]) is a style of open-armchair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France during the early 17th century. A fauteuil is made of wood and frequently with carved relief ornament. It is typically upholstered on the seat, the seat back and on the arms (manchettes). Some fauteuils have a valenced front seat rail which is padding that extends slightly over the apron. The exposed wooden elements are often gilded or otherwise painted.
The word can be used as a synecdoche to refer to membership in the Académie Française.[1][2]: 5
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[edit source]- ↑ Robertson, D. Maclaren; Institut de France; Académie française (1910). A history of the French academy, 1635[4]-1910: with an outline sketch of the Institute of France, showing its relation to its constituent academies. New York: G.W. Dillingham. pp. vi.
- ↑ Mansion, J. E. (1950). Mansion's shorter French and English dictionary. Boston: Heath. p. 5.
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