duchesse /duːˈʃɛs/ noun3 •A French duchess.Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde. — 1877 •Ellipsis of duchesse lace. •A type of dressing table with a swing glass. formsduchesses