chaise

CEFRB2

/ʃeɪz/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long chair designed for sitting or lying down.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A chaise longue.

Examples

  • Mary was stretched out on a chaise longue by the pool.

  • Tom was stretched out on a chaise longue.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A post chaise.

  2. An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • It pulled up with a mighty plunging of horses at the overturned chaise.

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She relaxed on the long upholstered blank in the garden all afternoon.

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Origin

noun

Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair.