chaise longue
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8.1
- noun
- /ʃɛz lɔŋ/
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chaise longue
- On warm summer days, we often lounge by the pool on our comfortable chaise longues.
- sit on a chaise longue
- lie on a chaise longue
- sprawled on a chaise longue
Examples
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Roy dives into the pool, swims underwater to the ladder, climbs out near a young blonde on a chaise longue, who's been admiring him.
Fiction book (1990) -
"If I could just stretch out," I said, "on that little chaise longue they have in his room."
Fiction book (2002) -
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) -
Joey was lying on a chaise longue with his ankles crossed, and Joy was jumping rope.
Fiction book (1998) -
Madame settled on a chaise longue, pulled her kaftan tip over her knees.
Fiction book (1998) -
I sat on the edge of the chaise longue to peer at the pictures of Ava, Shelley, and Tony in a Rome nightclub.
Fiction book (1997) -
From the name, she imagined croquet hoops on a great green lawn, and her cousin Elaine reclining on a chaise longue, her delicate features hidden by a hat, teaching her how to be subtle with boys.
Fiction book (2001) -
After a long day, I love to relax on my chaise longue and read a book.
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She placed a cozy blanket over the chaise longue in the sunlit corner of the room.
Synonyms
18
3.1
A comfortable chair with a back that tilts and a footrest that lifts
12
8.5
A long chair with a seat that lets you stretch out and rest
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
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
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
chaise + longue
The meaning 'a long chair for reclining' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chaise' (a chair for reclining) + 'longue' (French for 'long'), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the compound meaning. Although the phrase is a French loanword and 'longue' may not appear in English dictionaries, the literal semantic combination is transparent and cross-linguistically recognizable.
Etymology
The noun chaise longue comes from French. The word chaise means 'chair' and longue means 'long', so the name shows a chair made for 'stretching out' and resting.