liseuse

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from lire (“to read”) +‎ -euse, the word is feminine form of liseur (“reader”).

La Liseuse (A Young Girl Reading), painting by Jean Honoré Fragonard (1772)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /li.zøz/

NounEdit

liseuse f (plural liseuses)

1. a nightgown, a bedjacket, a garment useful when reading in bed
2. a small paperknife used to open uncut books, also useful as a bookmark
3. a dust jacket (removable book cover)
4. a reading lamp
5. a nightstand, a bedside table
6. an e-book reader

Further readingEdit

• “liseuse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French liseuse.

NounEdit

liseuse f (invariable)

1. a nightgown