veilleuse

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French

Noun

veilleuse (plural veilleuses)

1. A shaded night-lamp

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.jøz/ ~ /ve.jøz/

Noun

veilleuse f (plural veilleuses)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of veilleur
2. night light
3. sidelight (on a car)
4. pilot light

Derived terms

• mettre en veilleuse - put on the back burner

Related terms

• veilleur

Further reading

• “veilleuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.