English Explanatory Dictionary

chaise lounge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of chaise longue.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/

Word forms

chaise lounge chaise lounges

Etymology

American alteration of French chaise longue (literally “long chair”), due to a conflation with English lounge (the term, of uncertain etymology, is possibly a distant cognate of French long); attested from 19th century.

Synonyms

chaise longue
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