Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Banquette"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Banquette \Ban*quette"\, n.
A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or
other public vehicle.
My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the banquette.
--Mrs. Howe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Banquette \Ban*quette"\, n. [F. See {Banquet}, n.]
1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the
inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire
upon the enemy.
2. (Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back
or the top of a buffet or dresser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
banquette
n : an upholstered bench
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