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dormeuse
[< Cdn F]
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n.
a modification of the cariole (def. lb), adapted for sleeping.
See: cariole ((n.))(def. 1b)
Quotations
1795
Lord Dorchester sent his dormeuse, a travelling carriage adapted for sleeping. . . . It is like an open carriole, with a head made of sealskin, and lined with baize; a large bear or buffalo skin fixes in front, which perfectly secures you from wind and bad weather, and may be unhooked if the weather is fine or mild.
1955
The vehicle in which Mrs. Simcoe travelled was somewhat unusual. It was called a "dormeuse". Within was a feather bed on which the passenger could sleep.