Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chaise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chaise \Chaise\ (sh[=a]z), n. [F. chaise seat, or chair, chaise
or carriage, for chaire, from a peculiar Parisian
pronunciation. See {Chair}.]
1. A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top,
and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces.
It is usually drawn by one horse.
2. Loosely, a carriage in general. --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chaise
n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: {chaise longue}, {daybed}]
2: a carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top; drawn by
a single horse [syn: {shay}]
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