liseuse

Borrowed from French liseuse

liseuse (plural liseuses)

1. A medium-sized writing table with a small hinged panel in the middle that springs up by the aid of a mechanism or may be propped at an angle to facilitate reading or writing.

• Liseuse desk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From lire (“to read”) +‎ -euse.

• IPA^(key): /li.zøz/

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liseuse f (plural liseuses)

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

• “liseuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• liseuse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Borrowed from French liseuse.

liseuse f (invariable)

1. a nightgown

• eluisse