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

To create the coziest spot in the house, Hajj likes to put a big, comfortable chair or chaise longue right next to the fireplace.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

It’s shaped like a chaise longue, with a Persian rug laid over it.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022

The chaise longue suddenly makes all kinds of sense to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022

She's like, "Shall I just make up the chaise longue for you?"

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2022

He built Mammachi a Bauhaus dining table with twelve dining chairs in rosewood and a traditional Bavarian chaise longue in lighter jackwood.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Related Words

• bed
• chair
• lounge