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dossier.

back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/do.sje/

  1. back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on

    masculine

  2. dossier

    masculine

  3. folder

    masculine

  4. an organizer to keep papers in, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet, see folder

    masculine

  5. case, notably legal

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French dossier. By surface analysis, dos (“back(side)”) + -ier.

adj/do.sje/

  1. embarrassing

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French dossier. By surface analysis, dos (“back(side)”) + -ier.

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