Chaise
[ʃeɪz] or [ʃez]
Definition
(noun.) a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse.
Edited by Lilian--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) a carriage in general.
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Definition
n. a light open carriage for one or more persons: a travelling carriage (see Post-chaise).—adj. Chaise′less.—n. Chaise-longue a couch.
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Examples
- Keep the pony-chaise ready, Mr. Betteredge, till I come back. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Yes: there was a chaise- and-four, a short distance before them, dashing along at full gallop. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The post-chaise drove up to the door shortly afterwards; and Giles coming in for the luggage, the good doctor bustled out, to see it packed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A post-chaise was approaching. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- When you had seen the pony backed into the shafts of the chaise, you had seen something there was no doubt about. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They fetched her in the pony-chaise, and are going to bring her back. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Has any chaise been by at all? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I now remained with him till the chaise came. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When did this chaise come in? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- About a hundred yards in advance was the other chaise, which had pulled up on hearing the crash. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He paused a few moments, and added, less firmly than before-- 'But this chaise, my young friend, will only hold two; and I am pledged to Mr. Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Were you drunk when I saw you off in the pony-chaise on that Saturday evening? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- With that he shook me by the hand, and went out to the pony chaise. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mrs. Rouncewell, so many years housekeeper at Chesney Wold, sits within the chaise; and by her side sits Mrs. Bagnet with her grey cloak and umbrella. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Had she been traced and captured by the men in the chaise? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When the toll upon carriages of luxury, upon coaches, post-chaises, etc. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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