chaise

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
    — “But why is it necessary, said Edmund, that Crawford’s carriage, or his only should be employed? Why is no use to be made of my mother’s chaise? I could not, when the scheme was first mentioned the other day, understand why a visit from the family were not to be made in the carriage of the family.”
  2. A chaise longue.
    — “Now, do me a favor. Could I borrow a beach chaise?” “Beach chaise?” “I promise it's for the float. Something that one might sit out in the sun on.” “What the fuck is a beach chaise? Is that French?” “They're lawn chairs, Seanie.” “Yeah, we got lawn chairs.” “Thank you very much, very kind.”
  3. A post chaise.
    — It pulled up with a mighty plunging of horses at the overturned chaise.

词形变化

chaises plural shay alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
chaise and four chaisemaker hack chaise post chaise
相关词
chaise longue

词源

Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair.
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