Dictionary entry

Tête-à-tête

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Tête′–à–tête″ (tāt′ȧ‐tāt″), n. [F., head to head. See Tester a covering, Test a cupel.] 1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.

2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.