banquette
pronunciation
How to pronounce banquette in British English:
UK [bæŋˈket]
How to pronounce banquette in American English:
US [bæŋˈkɛt]
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- Noun:
- an upholstered bench
Word Origin
- banquette (n.)
- 1620s, "raised platform in a fortification," from French banquette (15c.), from Italian banchetta, diminutive of banca "bench, shelf" (see bank (n.1)).
Example
- 1. Jonathan waited on a small white banquette , and rested his hands on the tops of his knees .
- 2. There was a long mirror on the wall behind the banquette and men were seated facing it .
- 3. I settle on a banquette in the glass-enclosed " no smoking " bunker and order a coffee .
- 4. Jean valjean , with the gentleness of movement which a brother would exercise towards his wounded brother , deposited marius on the banquette of the sewer .