1
a
: a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns
b
Southern US
: sidewalk
2
a
: a long upholstered bench
b
: a sofa having one roll-over arm
c
: a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall
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On the ground floor is a cocktail lounge with burgundy leather booths and an emerald marble bar, and on the second, a 50-seat dining room with velvet banquettes and dim lighting.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The new Longchamp furniture pieces are original designs by Renart done in his signature gravity-defying style: a banquette Wave Cuir (Wave leather bench) and a set of eight Chaise Ruban (Ruban chairs), both crafted from American walnut and upholstered in cowhide leather.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The dining room banquette is upholstered in Claremont’s Inca stripe.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
After Lazar died, in 1993, Carter saw a vacuum in the Oscar-party scene, and created his own, setting it up as a dinner at Morton’s, a good Hollywood restaurant with banquettes, to keep it small.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The new Longchamp furniture pieces are original designs by Renart done in his signature gravity-defying style: a banquette Wave Cuir (Wave leather bench) and a set of eight Chaise Ruban (Ruban chairs), both crafted from American walnut and upholstered in cowhide leather.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The dining room banquette is upholstered in Claremont’s Inca stripe.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
After Lazar died, in 1993, Carter saw a vacuum in the Oscar-party scene, and created his own, setting it up as a dinner at Morton’s, a good Hollywood restaurant with banquettes, to keep it small.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Banquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banquette. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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