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Definition of Chaise longue
1. Noun. A long chair; for reclining.
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
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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