chaise longue
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chaise longue /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ $ -ˈlɒːŋ/ noun (plural chaises longues (same pronunciation)) [countable] 1. DHFa long chair with an arm only at one end, on which you can sit and stretch out your legs 〔仅有一端有扶手可坐可躺的〕躺椅，长椅2. American EnglishDHF a long chair with a back that can be upright for sitting, or can lie flat for lying down 活动睡椅；折叠椅
Examples from the Corpus
chaise longue• There were small couches, a chaise longue, and two overstuffed chairs.• A woman, reclining on a green chaise longue, wears a rose peignoir, its ostrich collar languorously open.• A new chaise longue and reclining chair have been added to the light shapely chairs already in production.• I also had a plastic chaise longue between the door and the table.Origin chaise longue (1800-1900) French “long chair”chaise longue nounChinese
long an chair Corpus a arm at with only
chaise longue
chaise longue /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ $ -ˈlɒːŋ/
noun (plural chaises longues (same pronunciation)) [countable]
2. American English a long chair with a back that can be upright for sitting, or can lie flat for lying down
chaise longue /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ $ -ˈlɒːŋ/
noun (plural chaises longues (same pronunciation)) [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: 'long chair'
1. a long chair with an arm only at one end, on which you can sit and stretch out your legsLanguage: French
Origin: 'long chair'
2. American English a long chair with a back that can be upright for sitting, or can lie flat for lying down
