meridienne

plural meridiennes

1. alternativeAlternative form of méridienne.

   These new details gave meridiennes the opportunity of gliding right into the 20th century as choice lolling spots.

   1984, Dan D’Imperio, Flea Market Treasure, TAB Books Inc., →ISBN, page 193

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   The Museum’s pieces which include this sofa, a pair of meridiennes (cat. no. 47), and an armchair (cat. no. 35) are some of the finest examples extant attributed to Belter’s shop.

   1987, American Furniture, 1680-1880, from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 69, column 1

   A suite of curly maple neclassical^([sic]) furniture includes two delicate meridiennes, a table, and seventeen side chairs.

   1997, Roulhac Toledano, “Jewels in the Crown: Savannah’s Squares”, in The National Trust Guide to Savannah: Architectural & Cultural Treasures, Preservation Press; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, section “Oglethorpe’s Six Squares, 1733-1746”, page 78, column 1