chaise longue
Americannoun
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chaise longues,
plural
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chaises longues
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chaise longue
1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology
Example Sentences
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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
Her copious endnotes made me want to put on a peignoir, strike my forehead dramatically and fall in a dead faint on a chaise longue — all gestures probably owed to Elinor Glyn.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 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
It would have suited her better had Briony wept and allowed herself to be comforted on the silk chaise longue in the drawing room.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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