appui-tête
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French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]appui + tête. Widely used since the 19th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]appui-tête m (plural appuis-tête or appui-têtes)
- headrest (part of a seat)
- Synonym: repose-tête
Usage notes
[edit]The traditional plural is appuis-tête; the form appui-têtes is a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “appui-tête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.