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chaise

[ sheyz ]

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noun

a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two people; shay.
post chaise.
a chaise longue, especially a light one used out of doors.
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

/ ʃeɪz /

a light open horse-drawn carriage, esp one with two wheels designed for two passengers
See chaise longue, post chaise
short for post chaise chaise longue
a gold coin first issued in France in the 14th century, depicting the king seated on a throne

Origin of chaise¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, variant of chaire “chair”; chair

Origin of chaise¹

C18: from French, variant of Old French chaiere chair

Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.

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

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

The first interment in the cemetery of Pere la Chaise; it was laid out and prepared by order of Bonaparte.

I shall have to drive past Old Place in fathers chaise with one horse, and I hate to drive with one horse!

When I was first acting as post-boy my chaise got overturned, but on the whole I have been pretty fortunate.

As Dr. Sitgreaves supported her from the chaise, she turned an expressive look at the face of the practitioner.

I only want formally to report myself before taking post-chaise to London.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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