recamierEtymologyBorrowed from French récamier, named after the 19th century French socialite Juliette Récamier.recamier means an old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.nounAn old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest.“When it read five thirty and no one had come into the room, I got off the recamier and quietly started to work.”