chaise longue

[ sheyz lawng, cheyz; French shez lawng ]

/ ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ, ˌtʃeɪz; French ʃɛz ˈlɔ̃g /

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noun, plural chaise longues, French chaises longues

[shez lawng]. /ʃɛz ˈlɔ̃g/.

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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Also chaise lounge

[sheyz-lounj, cheyz]. /ˈʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ, ˈtʃeɪz/.

Origin of chaise longue

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

Words nearby chaise longue

chair table, chair warmer, chairwoman, chair yoga, chaise, chaise longue, chaitya, Chaka, chakalaka, chakra, Chal.

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How to use chaise longue in a sentence

There are chaise longues and umbrella drinks available at Turneffe Flats.
With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business|Chris Santella|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.
Inside North America’s First Islamic Art Museum|Shinan Govani|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What about those other cultural forces that emerged outside of Europe during the longue durée of Western sleepytime?
Deconstructing David Brat’s ‘Scholarship’|Candida Moss|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When he came back, he testified, they were getting coital on a chaise longue.
Dubai's Sex Crackdown|Eric Pape|August 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The first interment in the cemetery of Pere la Chaise; it was laid out and prepared by order of Bonaparte.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I shall have to drive past Old Place in fathers chaise with one horse, and I hate to drive with one horse!
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
When I was first acting as post-boy my chaise got overturned, but on the whole I have been pretty fortunate.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
As Dr. Sitgreaves supported her from the chaise, she turned an expressive look at the face of the practitioner.
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for chaise longue

chaise longue

/ (ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ, French ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ) /

noun plural chaise longues or chaises longues (ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ, French ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ)

a long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest

Word Origin for chaise longue

C19: from French: long chair

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