chaise

Everyday

1. In old times, a light carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by one horse, often with a folding hood. tree →
2. (in «chaise longue») a long chair or sofa with a back at one end where you can put your legs up. tree →

In the lessons

Mostly found in old stories and history books about the days of horses and carriages. Today people mostly meet it in «chaise longue», a piece of furniture. In a story, a chaise tells the reader that the person is travelling the old way, by horse.

Examples

• The doctor arrived in a small chaise pulled by a grey pony. tree →
• In the old story the lady rode to town in her chaise. tree →
• The chaise rattled along the country lane. tree →
• Grandma has a velvet chaise longue in her sitting room. tree →
• A chaise was cheaper than a big coach. tree →
• The horse stopped and the chaise tipped forward. tree →
• In history we drew a picture of a chaise. tree →
• He lay back on the chaise longue with a book. tree →
• It was his opinion that he had really made as great a journey as if he had travelled in a steamship, a railway carriage, or a post-chaise. tree →

Note

Say «shayz» (it comes from French, where it means «chair»). Plural: chaises. «Chaise longue» means «long chair» in French; in the USA people often say «chaise lounge».