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chaise longue
" I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword."
Olivia De Havilland

Meaning of "chaise longue" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHAISE LONGUE

From French: long chair.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHAISE LONGUE

ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAISE LONGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chaise longue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAISE LONGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chaise longue

A chaise longue is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs. The architect Le Corbusier designed a Chaise Longue, which he called the LC-4 Grand Confort, that has become a classic item. In modern French the term chaise longue can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. A literal translation in English is "long chair". In the United States the term lounge chair is also used to refer to any long reclining chair. Chaise longue is sometimes incorrectly written and pronounced as "chaise lounge".

Definition of chaise longue in the English dictionary

The definition of chaise longue in the dictionary is a long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAISE LONGUE

along · belong · Ch´ien-lung · daylong · erelong · furlong · Geelong · klong · lifelong · long · oblong · oolong · overlong · prolong · schlong · Shillong · sing-along · summer-long · superlong · yearlong

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAISE LONGUE

chainman · chainmen · chainplate · chainwork · chair · chair lift · chairback · chairborne · chairbound · chairdays · chairlift · chairman · chairmanship · chairmen · chairperson · chairwarmer · chairwoman · chaise · chaise lounge · chaises longues

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAISE LONGUE

adder´s-tongue · beardtongue · bluetongue · dog´s-tongue · double-tongue · egg and tongue · hart´s-tongue · hound´s-tongue · langue · mother-in-law´s tongue · mother tongue · native tongue · on the tip of one´s tongue · out-tongue · oxtongue · sharp tongue · silver tongue · single-tongue · the rough side of one´s tongue · tongue · wooden tongue

Synonyms and antonyms of chaise longue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chaise longue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAISE LONGUE

Find out the translation of chaise longue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chaise longue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chaise longue» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

贵妃椅
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

chaise longue
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chaise longue
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

चैज़लोंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيزلونج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

шезлонг
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

chaise longue
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁটু longue
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

méridienne
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Chaise longue
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Chaiselongue
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

長椅子
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

긴 의자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Chaise longue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chaise longue
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சாய்ஸ் நீண்ட
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बगी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şezlong
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sedia a sdraio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szezlong
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

шезлонг
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

șezlong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεζλόνγκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chaise longue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schäslong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjeselong
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chaise longue

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3 QUOTES WITH «CHAISE LONGUE»

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1
Olivia De Havilland
I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword.
2
John Lahr
When Elvis made his mass-media debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' - his notorious gyrations filmed only from the waist up - I fell off the family chaise longue with delight.
3
Mary Tyler Moore
When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAISE LONGUE»

Discover the use of chaise longue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chaise longue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
In Comfortable Words (1959), Bergen Evans asks, Shouldn't it be chaise longue, the French for "elongated chair"? Not if the American people decide they prefer a "corrupt" English word to a correct French word. And a glance at the furniture ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
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Le Corbusier in America: Travels in the Land of the Timid
2.8 Director's Office with chaise-longue (reclining chair) and siege a dossier basculant (pivoting chair behind table to the right), Avery Memorial, Wadsworth Athe- neum, 1 934. (Wads- worth Atheneum, Hartford.) Furniture by the Le Corbusier ...
Mardges Bacon, 2003
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All the French You Use Without Knowing It: The Stories of ...
It came into English in the early 19th century as, naturally enough, a chaise longue, directly imported from une chaise longue, or long chair, in French. While, as I mentioned above, it currently usually refers to outdoor furniture, in the early 19th ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2010
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The Metropolitan Magazine
Ladies and gentlemen, the fellow chaise-longue. You must make up the pair, ma' am; two pounds — two pounds for the partner chaise- longue — two pounds bid." " What, just as it is ?" " O certainly ; we are all on honour here ! no reservation !
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Mass-produced Aura: Thonet and the Market for Modern Design, ...
contract with Anton Lorenz's firm DESTA, for the worldwide rights on the chaise longue, excluding France.6 In mid 1930, Le Corbusier was able to finalize a licensing agreement with the Swiss metal manufacturer Embru-Werke for the chaise ...
Ariane de la Belleissue Lourie, 2007
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Deconstructing Product Design: Exploring the Form, Function, ...
We then added canvas and fastening attachment to the frame, completing them with the help of horsehair, springs, and other materials. What came out of all this was a fairly simple system: the Chaise Longue, proceeding from the basic idea of  ...
William Lidwell, Gerry Manacsa, 2011
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Design Expertise
DEVELOPING CONCEPTS AND CONSTRUCTS Let us imagine that a novice design student stumbles across a Le Corbusier chaise longue. What is he or she to make of this interesting object? It might be recorded in some way, by sketching  ...
Bryan Lawson, Kees Dorst, 2013
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Upholstery
... beading blind stitching see stitching, blind box cushion 82-9 buttoning: chaise longue 135, 137 chesterfield 152-3 deep-buttoned stool 71-3 re-covering upholstery 93-4 buttons: general remarks on 1 1 positioning of 70, 134-5, 151-2 calico: ...
David Sowle, Ruth Dye, 2005
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Notes: The Psychic Dislocations of Dayton Lummis
In proper French it should be “chaise longue,” or in English “lounge chair,” something in which one lounges or relaxes. Of course, “longue” in French means “long,” so technically the item is a “long chair.” A few literate authors get it right, ...
Dayton Lummis, 2011
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New York Magazine
A la mode: This reproduction Regence two-piece chaise lists for $2,350, plus cushions, at Don Ruseau, 413 East 53rd Street. "...It's awfully hard to walk by a chaise longue, even in a store, and resist the temptation to fall into it with a little sigh .

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAISE LONGUE»

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theartsdesk Q&A: Director Michael Longhurst
It's a very unusual play for Broadway, not to be set in a living room, not to have a chaise longue, to have nothing. Is there any thematic link ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
2
Custom Carpentry to Make Your Backyard Say “Summer”
Stretch your weary bones out on this ultimate symbol of summer leisure, an inviting chaise longue. Constructed of attractive teakwood, ... «Fox 2 KFXV, Jul 15»
3
The Asami sofa by Colico
The design mirrors and enhances the classic lines of a chaise longue. Colico uses a modern houndstooth fabric to upholster the Asami, ... «Surfacing Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Dazzle Your Garden with Sparkling Furnishings by Fernando …
In the collection, MMATERIAL's famous drum stools and Parsons tables join a futuristic chaise longue and a series of Cubist planters, which, ... «Architectural Digest, Jul 15»
5
Custom furniture to make your backyard say "summer"
Stretch your weary bones out on this ultimate symbol of summer leisure, an inviting chaise longue. Constructed of attractive teakwood, ... «WECT-TV6, Jul 15»
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Custom Carpentry to Make Your Backyard Say "Summer"
Stretch your weary bones out on this ultimate symbol of summer leisure, an inviting chaise longue. Constructed of attractive teakwood, ... «Fox 2 KFXV, Jul 15»
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Like Paris Hilton, owners seek the fashion-forward dog
(If getting ready to go out is just too exhausting, there's a luxury dog sofa by Snoozer for $190 and a Refined Canine chaise longue for $258.). «The Detroit News, Jun 15»
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Tom Daley Says He Wants To Get Married And Have Children
A huge, gold chaise longue stretches out in an impressively camp room in London's Waldorf Hilton Hotel. Tom Daley, 21, perches, leaning ... «BuzzFeed News, Jun 15»
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Pianist Lorie Line selling tour costumes, furnishings at 2-day estate …
Are you in the market for an animal print chaise longue, crystal chandelier or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer costume? Lorie Line has you ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
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Bargain Hunter: Hip Hop seating, Happle lamps and cool beds for kids
The chaise longue, normally €1,149 is reduced 13 per cent to €999; the single recliner is down 14 per cent from €1,399 to €1,199; its matching ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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