chaise
/ʃeɪz
/noun
1chiefly historical A horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels.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...
- 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
- 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
1.1 another term for post-chaise.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
- In the evening a Hackney Chaisman drove his horse and chaise into the watering place in Barrack St,
2 US term for chaise longue.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....
- 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.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, variant of chaire (see chair).