chaise C2 Topic:Transportation US /ʃeɪz/ UK /ʃeɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #38183 Meanings 1 noun a light horse-drawn carriage, usually for one or two people The traveler hired a chaise for the journey to the next village. 2 noun a long reclining chair; a chaise longue She stretched out on the chaise beside the window. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a light horse-drawn... shaycarriagepost chaise 2 noun · a long reclining chair; a... chaise longuedaybedlounge chair Word family Derived forms chaisemaker Related forms chaircarriage Etymology Borrowed from French chaise, "chair." It is a doublet of chair and cathedra: all go back to Greek kathedra, "seat," but chaise entered English with French spelling and specialized senses. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chaise **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʃeɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ʃeɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 38183 ## Meanings 1. a light horse-drawn carriage, usually for one or two people 2. a long reclining chair; a chaise longue ## Examples - The traveler hired a chaise for the journey to the next village. - She stretched out on the chaise beside the window. ## Synonyms - shay - carriage - post chaise - chaise longue - daybed - lounge chair ## Derived Forms - chaisemaker ## Related Forms - chair - carriage ## Etymology Borrowed from French chaise, "chair." It is a doublet of chair and cathedra: all go back to Greek kathedra, "seat," but chaise entered English with French spelling and specialized senses. ## Topics - Transportation markdown