chaise longue
noun
\ ˈshāz-ˈlȯŋ
, ˈshez-\
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plural chaise longues
also chaises longues\ ˈshāz-ˈlȯŋ(z)
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Definition of chaise longue
: a long reclining chair
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Home is the usual Russian affair—chaise longue: check; samovar: check—but the women’s clothes, and their language, are jarringly modern. — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, "A Millennial Reboot of Chekhov, and “Moulin Rouge!” on Broadway," 29 July 2019 To his left, Jay Kriegel, a young assistant, sat on a chaise longue with his shoes off, looking intently at simulations of what was to come. — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, "East Eighty-eighth Street and East End Avenue," 25 May 2018 Plough in won every time, whether on a velvet chaise longue or a pile of horse blankets. — The Economist, "Obituary: Judith Krantz died on June 22nd," 6 July 2019 The living room’s custom sofa is in a Zinc Textile fabric, the chaise longue and Stilnovo floor lamp are from Lost City Arts, and the leather chair is by reGeneration. — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, "Inside a Traditional Prewar Apartment with Unique, Handmade Accents," 13 Sep. 2018 The Cassina chaise longue is from Design Within Reach, the Louis Vuitton trunk is vintage, and the wallpaper is by House of Hackney. — Sara Ruffin Costello, ELLE Decor, "A New Orleans Manse is Given New Life with a Fashionable Pizzazz," 26 Oct. 2018 The spa, a five-minute ride on the U1 subway line from central Vienna, is one of the largest thermal springs in Austria, with multiple pools, sauna and steam rooms, a cafeteria and rows of chaise longues. — Molly Selvin, latimes.com, "In Vienna, time for creating new memories and revisiting the old," 8 July 2018 Parked along a healthy stretch of the Kalo Livadi beach, the beach club, which includes a restaurant, a bar and a football field’s worth of sand, is a serene sprawl of wood decks, lush canopies and overstuffed chaise longues. — New York Times, "You Can’t Hurt Lindsay Lohan Now," 26 June 2018 Our bright and airy ocean-view room overlooked a rooftop patio with chaise longues, a wading pool and fire pit. — Dorothy O'donnell, latimes.com, "On a weekend escape to Pacific Beach, you can party on the boardwalk and chill on the bay," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chaise longue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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chaise longue
noun
English Language Learners Definition of chaise longue
: a long low chair with a back along half its length and one arm
US
: a long chair with a back that can be moved so that you can sit up or lie down
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