'Tete-a-tete' definitions:

Definition of 'tete-a-tete'

From: WordNet
adjective
Involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" [syn: tete-a- tete, head-to-head]
noun
A private conversation between two people
noun
Small sofa that seats two people [syn: love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis]

Definition of 'Tete-a-tete'

From: GCIDE
  • Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\ (t[=a]t`[.a]*t[=a]t"), n. [F., head to head. See Tester a covering, Test a cupel.]
  • 1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tete-a-tete'

From: GCIDE
  • Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, a. Private; confidential; familiar. [1913 Webster]
  • She avoided t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te walks with him. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tete-a-tete'

From: GCIDE
  • Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, adv. Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly. --Prior. [1913 Webster]