chaise

American  

[sheyz] / ʃeɪz /

noun

1. a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two people; shay.

2. post chaise.

3. a chaise longue, especially a light one used out of doors.

4. Also called chaise d'or.  Numismatics.

   1. a gold coin of France, first issued in the early 14th century, which bears a figure of the king seated on a large throne.

   2. an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Edward III.

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chaise British  

/ ʃeɪz /

noun

1. a light open horse-drawn carriage, esp one with two wheels designed for two passengers

2. short for post chaise chaise longue

3. a gold coin first issued in France in the 14th century, depicting the king seated on a throne

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Etymology

Origin of chaise

First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, variant of chaire “chair”; chair

Example Sentences

Stretched out on the chaise part of our sectional sofa.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s a happy color,” she says, noting the orange chaise in her bedroom and the Art Nouveau ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times

Actually, she reclined for the interview, slipping off her heels and stretching out on a leather chaise under a waffle-weave blanket that she eventually cast aside with a grimace.

From Los Angeles Times

So Masli took him onstage, gave him an eye mask and had him lie down on a chaise longue, where he stayed for the remainder of the show.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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