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chaise longue
noun
ˈshāz-ˈlȯŋ 
ˈshez-
plural chaise longues also chaises longues
ˈshāz-ˈlȯŋ(z)
: a long reclining chair
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Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Find a couch or a chaise longue or a recliner, please, and give Ron’s sheer desperation a watch.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some sofas will have a chaise longue on one end, which means the couch extends on that side, so there’s more room to stretch out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Find a couch or a chaise longue or a recliner, please, and give Ron’s sheer desperation a watch.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some sofas will have a chaise longue on one end, which means the couch extends on that side, so there’s more room to stretch out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Chaise longue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaise%20longue. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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chaise longue
noun
: a long chair that one can lie on
Etymology
French, literally, "long chair," from chaise "chair" and longue "long"
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