chaise longue

[ sheyz lawng, cheyz; French shez lawng ]

noun

, plural chaise longues, French chaises longues [shez , lawng].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaise longue¹

1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaise longue¹

C19: from French: long chair

Example Sentences

It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.

From The Daily Beast

When he came back, he testified, they were getting coital on a chaise longue.

From The Daily Beast

Warble, sitting on the other end of the now separated chaise longue made no reply, except to scratch her leg a little.

From Project Gutenberg

From her chaise-longue Gabrielle smiled calmly, the picture of a new Circe, rejoicing in the success of her spells.

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He swung his feet to the floor, and bending forward in the chaise longue, began to speak rapidly and with extreme earnestness.

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When Joyselle was ushered in he found a beautiful person in a lacy white tea-gown reading Maeterlinck on a satin chaise-longue.

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The chaise-longue was covered with this same silk, as were the various chair cushions.

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Related Words

• bed
• chair
• lounge