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chaise

[ sheyz ]

noun

  1. a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two people; shay.
  2. a chaise longue, especially a light one used out of doors.
  3. Also called chaise d'or [sheyz , dawr]. Numismatics.
    1. a gold coin of France, first issued in the early 14th century, which bears a figure of the king seated on a large throne.
    2. an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Edward III.


chaise

/ ʃ±ðɪ³ú /

noun

  1. a light open horse-drawn carriage, esp one with two wheels designed for two passengers
  2. a gold coin first issued in France in the 14th century, depicting the king seated on a throne
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaise1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, variant of chaire “c³ó²¹¾±°ùâ€; chair
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaise1

C18: from French, variant of Old French chaiere chair
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Actually, she reclined for the interview, slipping off her heels and stretching out on a leather chaise under a waffle-weave blanket that she eventually cast aside with a grimace.

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So Masli took him onstage, gave him an eye mask and had him lie down on a chaise longue, where he stayed for the remainder of the show.

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The gurney that rolls out of the ambulance makes for an excellent chaise longue.

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And yes, it also provided fresh excuses to design, say, an airy, low-slung chaise in which to snooze briefly under the tropical sun, next to the cool earth.

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These images are really giving Hollywood films — all the pink, the boa outside on the chaise.

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