Tete`-a-tete" (?), 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.
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Tete`-a-tete", a.
Private; confidential; familiar.
She avoided tête-à-tête walks with him.
C. Kingsley.
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Tete`-a-tete", adv.
Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.
Prior.
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