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chaise

noun \ˈshāz\

Definition of CHAISE

1
:  any of various light horse-drawn vehicles: as
a :  a 2-wheeled carriage for one or two persons with a folding top
b :  post chaise
2
:  chaise longue
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Origin of CHAISE

French, chair, chaise, alteration of Old French chaiere chair
First Known Use: 1701

Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

Rhymes with CHAISE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chaise
  2. chaise longue
  3. chaise lounge
  4. post chaise
Next Word in the Dictionary: chaise longuePrevious Word in the Dictionary: chairwomanAll Words Near: chaise
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