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chaise longue

American  
[sheyz lawng, cheyz, 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.


chaise longue British  
/ ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ, ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of chaise longue

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

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

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2024

The photo of the sheep on the chaise longue was shrunk to about the size of a postage stamp.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2023

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

The chaise longue on which Baby Kochamma reclined had crushed peanut shells stuffed into the crevices of its rotting upholstery.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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