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chaise longue

[ sheyz lawng, cheyz; French shez lawng ]

noun

plural chaise longues, French chaises longues
  1. a chair, with or without arms, for reclining, having a seat lengthened to form a complete leg rest and sometimes an adjustable back.


chaise longue

/ ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ; ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ /

noun

  1. a long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaise longue1

1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chaise longue1

C19: from French: long chair
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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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A woman collapsed in a chaise longue on a brick and breeze-block patio is trying to read George Eliot’s “Daniel Deronda.â€

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The photo of the sheep on the chaise longue was shrunk to about the size of a postage stamp.

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Unlike those two women, bound by corsets, Emilie wears a simple nightgown, which allows her to move freely from her chaise longue to her desk on Sarah White’s handsome set.

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