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Webster 1913 Edition


Chaise

Chaise

(shāz)
,
Noun.
[F.
chaise
seat, or chair, chaise or carriage, for
chaire
, from a peculiar Parisian pronunciation. See
Chair
.]
1.
A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse.
2.
Loosely
,
a carriage in general.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chaise

CHAISE

,
Noun.
s as z. A two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig. It is open or covered.