chaise-longuen.
/ʃɛzˈlɒŋɡ//ʃeɪzˈlɒŋ/ A kind of sofa with a rest for the back at one end only; a ‘couch’, a ‘lounge’. Also elliptical as chaise.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun]
reclinatoryc1425
crabat1483
coucha1500
daybed1597
squab1664
repose1685
settee1716
sofa1717
long chair1750
duchesse1794
canapé1795
chaise-longue1800
sultane1803
chaise lounge1807
lounge1830
dormeuse1865
takht1884
méridienne1925
Berbice1951
lounger1964
1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family III. 76 She only begged they would permit her to lie down on her chaise longue.
1826 T. H. Lister Granby (ed. 2) I. vii. 101 Lady Elizabeth lay on a chaise-longue by them.
1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. iii. 340 Lounging on a chaise-longue.
1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) II. xiv. 251 What are now termed chaise longues, were drawn to the sides of the table.
1852 E. M. Sewell Exper. of Life (1858) xxxviii. 278 The addition of a chaise longue and an ottoman.
1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xxiv. 154 I stretched out on a padded aluminium chaise.
1965 E. O'Brien August is Wicked Month xvii. 215 He was on the edge of the chaise, totally ill at ease.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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