confortable

noun

con·​for·​ta·​ble

kōⁿfȯrtabl(ᵊ),

-b(lə)

plural confortables

"

: an all-upholstered chair of the early 19th century

Word History

Etymology

French, from confortable comfortable, from English comfortable

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