A sofa designed for use as a daybed; (chiefly specifically) an asymmetrically constructed sofa of a type popular in France during the First and Second Empires.
Origin
1920s. From French méridienne.
Definition of méridienne in US English:
méridienne
nounmərɪdiˈɛn
A sofa designed for use as a daybed; (chiefly specifically) an asymmetrically constructed sofa of a type popular in France during the First and Second Empires.