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单词 chaise
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Definition of chaise in English:

chaise

noun ʃeɪzʃeɪz
  • 1historical A horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a son of Mr Hurrill's of Brandon Hall, Essex (probably Brundon Hall) was returning from Hedingham in a single horse chaise with his two sisters the horse proved unruly
    • Mr Busk as usual, got out of the chaise and walked up the hill to save the horse - one of the chickens escaped, the boy alighted to capture it, and, possibly due to the noise of the chicken, the chaise horse bolted
    • I heard by a waggoner that there was a person who he saw follow the chaise, he described him, and by that means I found him out
    1. 1.1
      another term for post-chaise
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the evening a Hackney Chaisman drove his horse and chaise into the watering place in Barrack St,
      • When Beekman purchased his coach from his agent in London, he was already the proud possessor of a chaise, a chariot, and a phaeton.
      • I got out of my chaise and went to the prisoner, who was sitting on horseback, and called him, I believe, a rascal or a scoundrel, or something of that sort; he made me no reply
  • 2US

    short for chaise longue
    Example sentencesExamples
    • True, no one's swapping straight-backed seats for velvet chaises so movie patrons can prop themselves in the grape-peeling poses of the ancient Romans.
    • Seated next to Ellen Tallman on one of Bob's long, low elegant chaises, they looked like the emperor and empress of some mythical nation of poetry.
    • While Meg sat herself down on a chaise, Celia opened the curtains and let the morning's sun enter and brighten the room.
    • I took a more feminine approach and lay on the chaise beside his chair, crossing my legs at the ankles and placing my hands behind my head.
    • Joshua jumped, he fell over the chaise and hit his head on the table on the way down.
    • Tiptoeing out into the hall, she sought her way through a maze of guest rooms until she reached a large sitting room she recognized instantly because of the yellow striped chaises beneath the windows.
    • Other images bask in incongruity, as when a hulking elk lounges in a wicker chaise at what might be a company picnic.
    • If more furniture is needed, consider a cozy upholstered chair and ottoman or chaise, and create a reading nook in one corner.
    • Every inch of ceiling space had been used to suspend drying herbs, and there was a small fireplace in one corner, with several chairs and a chaise scattered around it.
    • They'll be doing all the heavy lifting while I lie around on a chaise in marabou slippers sipping champagne, occasionally tossing out tipsy asides while trying not to slosh my drink.
    • Then, he hauled himself up onto the seat of a chaise, jumped down the other side onto the road, and raced after the child.
    • And then, at the end of the room closest to the street, there was a chaise covered in a floral print, with an old framed lithograph of flowers hanging on the wall beside it, and a terrific collection of plants by the window.
    • A pair of old-fashioned twin beds, a vintage dressing table, and a chaise from her grandmother's days are attractive and utilitarian, and they fit perfectly with the house's architecture and era.
    • I entered the large sitting room where two lounge chairs, a chaise, and a leather sofa stood in a circle behind the beautiful black Yamaha baby grand.
    • Aimee looked over at the chaise and noticed Adam sitting.
    • Madeline took a seat on the chaise as Mrs. Bernadette continued her sewing.
    • Four new buildings sit along on a pretty, sandy beach with many palm trees, lots of hammocks and chaises, a bar, and a full restaurant.
    • She's added a chaise to her living room since the last time I fondled her belongings, so I had some alone time with it yesterday.
    • I can recommend chaise longues or sofa beds, but cannot source a left-hand facing chaise that converts into a sofa bed - the idea being that a chaise is, to some extent, used as a day bed, anyway.
    • In the center of the room was a seating arrangement with four chairs, three sofas, one chaise, and five cherry oak coffee tables, all centered around an amazing brick fireplace.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, variant of chaire (see chair).

Rhymes

ablaze, amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise
 
 

Definition of chaise in US English:

chaise

nounSHāzʃeɪz
  • 1historical A horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Busk as usual, got out of the chaise and walked up the hill to save the horse - one of the chickens escaped, the boy alighted to capture it, and, possibly due to the noise of the chicken, the chaise horse bolted
    • I heard by a waggoner that there was a person who he saw follow the chaise, he described him, and by that means I found him out
    • As a son of Mr Hurrill's of Brandon Hall, Essex (probably Brundon Hall) was returning from Hedingham in a single horse chaise with his two sisters the horse proved unruly
    1. 1.1
      another term for post-chaise
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I got out of my chaise and went to the prisoner, who was sitting on horseback, and called him, I believe, a rascal or a scoundrel, or something of that sort; he made me no reply
      • When Beekman purchased his coach from his agent in London, he was already the proud possessor of a chaise, a chariot, and a phaeton.
      • In the evening a Hackney Chaisman drove his horse and chaise into the watering place in Barrack St,
  • 2US

    short for chaise longue
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And then, at the end of the room closest to the street, there was a chaise covered in a floral print, with an old framed lithograph of flowers hanging on the wall beside it, and a terrific collection of plants by the window.
    • In the center of the room was a seating arrangement with four chairs, three sofas, one chaise, and five cherry oak coffee tables, all centered around an amazing brick fireplace.
    • Then, he hauled himself up onto the seat of a chaise, jumped down the other side onto the road, and raced after the child.
    • I took a more feminine approach and lay on the chaise beside his chair, crossing my legs at the ankles and placing my hands behind my head.
    • Madeline took a seat on the chaise as Mrs. Bernadette continued her sewing.
    • I entered the large sitting room where two lounge chairs, a chaise, and a leather sofa stood in a circle behind the beautiful black Yamaha baby grand.
    • She's added a chaise to her living room since the last time I fondled her belongings, so I had some alone time with it yesterday.
    • Seated next to Ellen Tallman on one of Bob's long, low elegant chaises, they looked like the emperor and empress of some mythical nation of poetry.
    • They'll be doing all the heavy lifting while I lie around on a chaise in marabou slippers sipping champagne, occasionally tossing out tipsy asides while trying not to slosh my drink.
    • If more furniture is needed, consider a cozy upholstered chair and ottoman or chaise, and create a reading nook in one corner.
    • Joshua jumped, he fell over the chaise and hit his head on the table on the way down.
    • A pair of old-fashioned twin beds, a vintage dressing table, and a chaise from her grandmother's days are attractive and utilitarian, and they fit perfectly with the house's architecture and era.
    • I can recommend chaise longues or sofa beds, but cannot source a left-hand facing chaise that converts into a sofa bed - the idea being that a chaise is, to some extent, used as a day bed, anyway.
    • Other images bask in incongruity, as when a hulking elk lounges in a wicker chaise at what might be a company picnic.
    • Every inch of ceiling space had been used to suspend drying herbs, and there was a small fireplace in one corner, with several chairs and a chaise scattered around it.
    • Aimee looked over at the chaise and noticed Adam sitting.
    • While Meg sat herself down on a chaise, Celia opened the curtains and let the morning's sun enter and brighten the room.
    • True, no one's swapping straight-backed seats for velvet chaises so movie patrons can prop themselves in the grape-peeling poses of the ancient Romans.
    • Four new buildings sit along on a pretty, sandy beach with many palm trees, lots of hammocks and chaises, a bar, and a full restaurant.
    • Tiptoeing out into the hall, she sought her way through a maze of guest rooms until she reached a large sitting room she recognized instantly because of the yellow striped chaises beneath the windows.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, variant of chaire (see chair).

 
 
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