Definition of Chaise longue

1. Noun. A long chair; for reclining.

Exact synonyms: Chaise, Daybed
Generic synonyms: Chair

Definition of Chaise longue

1. Noun. A reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaise Longue

chairperson
chairpersons
chairpersonship
chairpersonships
chairs
chairship
chairships
chairward
chairwoman
chairwomanship
chairwomanships
chairwomen
chairwork
chais
chaise
chaise longue
chaise longues
chaise lounge
chaises
chaises longues
chaitya
chaityas
chaiwallah
chaiwallahs
chaja
chakacha
chakalaka
chakra
chakram
chakrams

Literary usage of Chaise longue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Metropolitan (1842)
"A chaise-longue, ladies and gentlemen. A very elegant damask- covered, ... The chaise-longue just as it is, two pounds ten—two pounds twelve and sixpence. ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In the case of Chance is also used, in varying senses, with at, for, and chaise longue, longue is not an English word, but lounge, on: spelled with the same ..."

3. Furniture of the Pilgrim Century, 1620-1720: Including Colonial Utensils and by Wallace Nutting (1921)
"... an otherwise unknown variety. Probably it was restored wrongly. The theory of the style of the chaise longue is that it is a truly long ..."

4. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1914)
"The chaise-longue is suitable for bedroom or dressing-room, but it is an especially luxurious ... And so I suggested a couvre-pieds for her chaise-longue. ..."

5. Three Short Plays by Mary Stanbery Watts (1917)
"[Crosses slowly towards chaise-longue, speaking as he scans circular, ... [Reaches chaise-longue, sits on foot of it, throwing circular aside. To MAID. ..."

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