fainting couch
Dramatic collapse furniture
A fainting couch is a backless or partially backed sofa with one raised end, designed so a person could recline at an angle.
Popular in the Victorian era, it was associated with women in tight corsets who might feel faint.
The term now often appears humorously to mock theatrical distress or performative outrage: Get me my fainting couch—someone used the wrong pronoun.
- chaise longueBackless reclining seat
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- VictorianOf a prim era
- drawing roomFormal reception space
- parlorFormal room for visitors
velvet · reclining · corset · smelling salts · vapors · dramatic · lounging · daybed · settee · swoon · hysteria · elegance · cushioned · boudoir · period drama · feminine · ornate · tufted
- seatschair, armchair, dining chair, side chair, sofa
- Victorian mansionparlor, foyer, ballroom, grand staircase, chandelier
- accent furnitureaccent table, accent chair, side table, end table, console table
- antique furnitureantique furniture, chairs, tables, highboys, cabinets
- parlorsettee, loveseat, sofa, armchair, fireplace
- Victorian antiquesbustle, corset, bonnet, cravat, waistcoat
fainting couchworkbench
Craftsman's heavy-duty surface
weight bench · exercise equipment · folding chair · camp cot · bar stool
fainting couchweight bench
Padded gym seat for lifting
boxing ring · pull-up bar · iron throne · captain's chair · electric chair
fainting couchsectional sofa
Multi-piece corner seating
bench · stool · recliner · kitchen chair · folding chair
faint, faints, fainted, fainting, faintly, faintness, couch, couches, couched