chaise

[ sheyz ]

/ ʃeɪz /

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noun

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

post chaise.

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

Also called chaise d'or

[sheyz dawr] /ʃeɪz ˈdɔr/. Numismatics.

a gold coin of France, first issued in the early 14th century, which bears a figure of the king seated on a large throne.
an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Edward III.

Nearby words

chairman, chairman of the board, chairmanship, chairperson, chairwoman, chaise, chaise longue, chaitya, chaka, chakalaka, chakra

Origin of chaise

1695–1705; < French, variant of chaire chair

Can be confused

chaise chase

Definition for chaise (2 of 2)

La Chaise

[ la shez ]

/ la ˈʃɛz /

noun

Père Fran·çois d'Aix de

[frahn-swa de duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa dɛ də/, 1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest: confessor to Louis XIV.

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Examples from the Web for chaise

Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.
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When he came back, he testified, they were getting coital on a chaise longue.
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She rang the bell, to enquire whether she might now have a chaise.
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But when Sam Semple came back it was in a chaise, with much splendour, as in due course you shall hear.
The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant

Mrs. Throckmorton carries us to-morrow in her chaise to Chicheley.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper
The chaise seems whirling along, so that the coach, meeting it, seems embarrassed and striving to get out of the way.
Pickwickian Manners and Customs|Percy Fitzgerald
And amidst the yo—yoing of the whole four, the chaise stopped.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for chaise

chaise

/ (ʃeɪz) /

noun

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

short for post chaise, chaise longue

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

Word Origin for chaise

C18: from French, variant of Old French chaiere chair

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