chaise longue

American  

[sheyz lawng, cheyz, shez lawng] / ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ, ˌtʃeɪz, ʃɛz ˈlɔ̃g /

Also chaise lounge

noun

chaise longues, plural chaises longues plural

1. a chair, with or without arms, for reclining, having a seat lengthened to form a complete leg rest and sometimes an adjustable back.

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chaise longue British  

/ ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ, ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ /

noun

1. a long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• chaise longues
  plural
• chaises longues
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chaise longue

1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology

Example Sentences

The gurney that rolls out of the ambulance makes for an excellent chaise longue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Her copious endnotes made me want to put on a peignoir, strike my forehead dramatically and fall in a dead faint on a chaise longue — all gestures probably owed to Elinor Glyn.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2022

"I have a TV cabinet with curtains which I pull across to hide any reports about Covid. Either that or I will hide behind the chaise longue."

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

For a nursery with lots of space, Risdon purchased a chaise longue.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Sophie Mol was laid out on the chaise longue.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Related Words

• bed
• chair
• lounge