chaise
12
8.5
- noun
- /ʃeɪz/
:
chaiselongue
- She draped a soft blanket over the chaise before settling in with a book.
- chaise longue
Examples
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Lois settled back in her chaise and closed her eyes.
Fiction book (1999) -
After a long day, I love to relax on my comfortable chaise in the garden.
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And while I wrote, she would lie naked on the green chaise across the room.
Fiction book (1990) -
I helped her out of the chaise and got her bag out of the boot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Six minutes after sitting down on the comfortable chaise lounge out on my patio, I fell asleep.
Fiction book (1991) -
My cousin is stretched out on a yellow chaise longue with Joseph at her side.
Fiction book (1998) -
One day they were sitting together on a ratty chaise longue, looking at a fashion magazine, as I came along.
Fiction book (1997) -
There, on the chaise, lay Sardan's mandolin, and she picked it up carefully.
Fiction book (1992) -
Romy settles herself on a lawn chaise, wrapping her coat around her.
Fiction book (1997) -
Who wouldn't feel like royalty on Mamma's purple velvet lounging chaise with the gold cording?
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
18
3.1
A comfortable chair with a back that tilts and a footrest that lifts
8
2.6
A comfortable armchair with a back that leans and sometimes a footrest
3
3.4
A long seat like a couch that you can use as a bed
2
8.1
A long chair for one person to lie back and rest their legs
2
4.1
A comfortable chair with a back that leans backwards and a footrest to let you lean back
2
2.7
An armchair with a back that tilts and a footrest that rises
1
8.9
An armchair with a wooden frame, loose cushions, and a back that reclines
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaise comes from French chaise, and from Latin cathedra meaning 'seat'. Think of it as a long 'chair' you can stretch out on, which is why a chaise is a long chair for reclining.