Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME

Du `chesse " d'An `gou `lême ". Etym: [F.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor.

 

DUCHESSE LACE

DUCHESSE LACE Du `chesse " lace.

 

Defn: A beautiful variety of Brussels pillow lace made originally in Belgium and resembling Honiton guipure. It is worked with fine thread in large sprays, usually of the primrose pattern, with much raised work.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

duchesse

duch esse |d (y )o͞oˈSHes d (j )uˈʃɛs | ▶noun 1 (also duchesse satin ) a soft, heavy, glossy kind of satin, usually of silk. 2 a chaise longue resembling two armchairs linked by a stool. 3 (also duchesse dressing table ) a dressing table with a pivoting mirror. ORIGIN late 18th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French, literally ‘duchess. ’

 

duchesse lace

duch esse lace ▶noun a kind of Brussels pillow lace characterized by bold floral patterns worked with a fine thread.

 

duchesse potatoes

duch esse po ta toes ▶plural noun mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolk, formed into small shapes and baked.

 

Oxford Dictionary

duchesse

duchesse |duːˈʃɛs, ˈdʌtʃɪs, -ɛs | ▶noun 1 (also duchesse satin ) [ mass noun ] a soft, heavy, glossy kind of satin, usually of silk. 2 a chaise longue resembling two armchairs linked by a stool. 3 (also duchesse dressing table ) a dressing table with a pivoting mirror. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French, literally ‘duchess ’.

 

duchesse lace

du |chesse lace ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of Brussels pillow lace characterized by bold floral patterns worked with a fine thread.

 

duchesse potatoes

du |chesse po ¦ta |toes ▶plural noun mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolk, formed into small shapes and baked.

 

Duden Dictionary

Duchesse

Du chesse Substantiv, feminin , die |dyˈʃɛs |schweres Seidengewebe mit glänzender Vorder- und matter Rückseite in Atlasbindung

 

Duchesse

Du chesse Substantiv, feminin , die |dyˈʃɛs |die Duchesse; Genitiv: der Duchesse, Plural: die Duchessen |[…sn̩ ]|französisch duchesse, zu: duc, Duc weibliche Form zu Duc

 

Duchessespitze

Du chesse spit ze Substantiv, feminin , die die Duchessespitze; Genitiv: der Duchessespitze, Plural: die Duchessespitzen Spitze, bei der die einzelnen geklöppelten Muster aneinandergenäht sind

 

French Dictionary

duchesse

duchesse n. f. nom féminin 1 Titre nobiliaire le plus élevé après celui de princesse. 2 Poire à chair fondante.