chaise longue

[ sheyz lawng, cheyz; French shez lawng ]

/ ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ, ˌtʃeɪz; French ʃɛz ˈlɔ̃g /

a chair, with or without arms, for reclining, having a seat lengthened to form a complete leg rest and sometimes an adjustable back.

Also chaise lounge

[sheyz lounj, cheyz] /ˈʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ, ˈtʃeɪz/.

Origin of chaise longue

1790–1800; < French: long chair; chaise lounge by folk etymology

He brought a chair over beside the chaise-longue and sat down obediently, holding the small, fragrant fingers in his own.

The Gorgeous Girl |Nalbro Bartley
The chaise-longue was covered with this same silk, as were the various chair cushions.

The House in Good Taste |Elsie de Wolfe
And the chaise-longue, or couch, as the case may be, should be both comfortable and beautiful.

The House in Good Taste |Elsie de Wolfe
She leaned back languidly in a chaise-longue, with a handkerchief dipped in cologne hiding her swollen eyes.

Why Joan? |Eleanor Mercein Kelly

She stretched out on a chaise-longue in sheer physical delight.

Cinderella Jane |Marjorie Benton Cooke

chaise longue

/ (ˈʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ, French ʃɛz lɔ̃ɡ) /

a long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest

C19: from French: long chair