Chaise Meaning
/ʃeɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
nounA chaise longue.
Sentence Examples
Tom was stretched out on a chaise longue.
Mary was stretched out on a chaise longue by the pool.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She relaxed on the long upholstered ____ in the garden all afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ longue is a type of sofa that is long enough to support body.
Word Origin & History
Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“But why is it necessary, said Edmund, that Crawford’s carriage, or his only should be employed? Why is no use to be made of my mother’s chaise? I could not, when the scheme was first mentioned the other day, understand why a visit from the family were not to be made in the carriage of the family.”"
— 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 159–160:
"The next morning after breakfast, Joe put Merrylegs into the mistress's low chaise to take him to the vicarage; he came first and said good bye to us, and Merrylegs neighed to us from the yard."
— [1877], Anna Sewell, “Earlshall”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 101:
"“Now, do me a favor. Could I borrow a beach chaise?” “Beach chaise?” “I promise it's for the float. Something that one might sit out in the sun on.” “What the fuck is a beach chaise? Is that French?” “They're lawn chairs, Seanie.” “Yeah, we got lawn chairs.” “Thank you very much, very kind.”"
— 2023 July 20, Jake Bender & Zach Dunn, “Pride Parade” (17:25 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry):
"It pulled up with a mighty plunging of horses at the overturned chaise."
— 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 20:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She relaxed on the long upholstered ____ in the garden all afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ longue is a type of sofa that is long enough to support body.