\Cou"chee\ (k??"sh?; F. k??"sh?"), n. [F. couch?e a
sleeping place from coucher. See {Couch}, v. t. ]
A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a
sovereign or great prince. [Obs.] --Dryden.
      The duke's levees and couchees were so crowded that the
      antechambers were full.                  --Bp. Burnet.