chaise
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chaise
- /ʃeɪz/
Rhymes with -eɪz
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair.
noun chaises · shay
- An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. “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.”
- A chaise longue. “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.”
- A post chaise. It pulled up with a mighty plunging of horses at the overturned chaise.
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title = {chaise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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