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A chaise lounge (French "long chair") is an upholstered couch in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs. Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. ... Sofas come in a variety of colors, patterns, and materials (two-seater model) Ancient Greek couch with one elevated armrest A couch, and a sofa, settee, lounge, davenport or chesterfield are items of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person. ... Typical Western wooden chair A chair is a piece of furniture for sitting, consisting of a seat, a back, and sometimes arm rests, commonly for use by one person. ...


It is often also called "chaise lounge" in North America, particularly in the furniture industry. This spelling and pronunciation has become well-established and can be found in American English dictionaries, and is an example of a folk etymology. Folk etymology or popular etymology is a linguistic term for a category of false etymology which has grown up in popular lore, as opposed to one which arose in scholarly usage. ...


Reference

  • Quinion, M. (2003). Questions & Answers: Chaise lounge. Retrieved April 5, 2006, from http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cha2.htm.
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A rococo chaise lounge
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A more modern chaise lounge
Chaise lounge 'LC4' by Le Corbusier
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Chaise lounge 'LC4' by Le Corbusier


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A whimsical post-modern variation on the traditional chaise lounge, "Pop" (2005), by the industrial designer Brad Ascalon
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A whimsical post-modern variation on the traditional chaise lounge, "Pop" (2005), by the industrial designer Brad Ascalon

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Chaise longue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (111 words)
A chaise lounge (French "long chair") is an upholstered couch in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs.
It is often also called "chaise lounge" in North America, particularly in the furniture industry.
This spelling and pronunciation has become well-established and can be found in American English dictionaries, and is an example of a folk etymology.
Boston.com / Your Life / House & Home / Chaise longue: Sleek, comfy, but who has time to lounge? (625 words)
It's "chaise longue," not "chaise lounge." The chair is indeed both long and for lounging, but it's been called "longue" since the term surfaced in 16th century France.
The earlier, the 1948 "La Chaise," is a shiny white biomorphic shell-shape with an enigmatic hole in the back.
The film director had asked the Eameses to come up with a chaise for napping in his office -- one that wouldn't be mistaken for a casting couch.
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