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Webster 1913 Edition

(k??′sh?; F. k??′sh?′)

Noun.

[F.

couch[GREEK]e

a sleeping place from

coucher

. See

Verb.

]

A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.

[Obs.]

Dryden.

The duke’s levees and

couchees

were so crowded that the antechambers were full.

Bp. Burnet.

Noun.

Bedtime; late visiting at night.

See also: couchée

couchee ‎(plural couchees)

(obsolete) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- Bishop Burnet
  The duke's levees and couchees were so crowded that the antechambers were full.