evening reception
• (v. t.) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.
Cou'chee noun [ French couch...e a sleeping place from coucher . See Couch , transitive verb ] A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince. [ Obsolete] Dryden. « The duke's levees and couchees were so...