chaise
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French chaise.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪz
Noun [edit]
chaise (plural chaises)
- An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
- 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]
- The next morning after breakfast, Joe put Merrylegs into the mistress's low chaise to take him to the vicarage; he came first and said good bye to us, and Merrylegs neighed to us from the yard.
- 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]
- A chaise longue.
- A post chaise.
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Variant of chaire << Latin cathedra "seat" << Greek καθέδρα (kathedra)
Noun [edit]
chaise f (plural chaises)
