chaise longue

American  

[shayz lawng, chayz, 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

Noun Inflected Forms

• chaise longues
  plural
• chaises longues
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of chaise longue

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chaise longue

Unlike those two women, bound by corsets, Emilie wears a simple nightgown, which allows her to move freely from her chaise longue to her desk on Sarah White’s handsome set.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

Teasdale spoke to BBC News about their rise, their love of longboarding - a type of skateboarding - and the whereabouts of the actual chaise longue.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

She took with her to her grave the picture of her little daughter’s body laid out on the chaise longue in the drawing room of the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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