chaise longue
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chaise longue
1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology
Example Sentences
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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 ● May 21, 2024
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
The chaise longue suddenly makes all kinds of sense to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 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
He was surprised people didn't realize that a decent chaise longue was much easier to move, yet still as comfortable as a couch.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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