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Definition of Tete-a-tete
1. Noun. A private conversation between two people.
2. Adjective. Involving two persons; intimately private. "A head-to-head conversation"
3. Noun. Small sofa that seats two people.
Definition of Tete-a-tete
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of tête-à-tête) ¹
2. Noun. A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head. ¹
3. Noun. A bench or sofa that allows two people to talk face-to-face. ¹
4. Adverb. In private, between two people; head-to-head. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tete-a-tete
Literary usage of Tete-a-tete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1915)
"DRIVE tete-a-tete PARTY. ... On stairs may be two tete-a-tetes; tete-a-tetes in
corners of rooms; one tete-a-tete behind and one in front of piano, ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1882)
"... Indian Match-Makers — The First Real Meeting — Picturesque Reluctance and a
Pretty Surrender — Tete-a-Tete — Engaged at Last — Appearance of Rivals — An ..."
3. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"And so good day to thee, for here comes one who, thank Heaven, will put thee into
his fob, and so end our tete-a-tete. Watch. (With a sigh. ..."
4. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"tete-a-tete dish of tea with Madame de Segur. King and princes oppose liberty.
Political talk with the Bishop of Autun. Makes a plan of finance for France. ..."
5. The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States: An Historical Review of by Edwin Atlee Barber (1893)
"THIN CHINA tete-a-tete SET. K., T., & K. Co. cent hotel china is made in large
quantities for the trade and is of a superior quality ..."
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