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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: chaise longue, chaise, daybed]
2: a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse [syn: chaise, shay]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, chair, chaise, alteration of Old French chaiere chair Date: 1701 1. any of various light horse-drawn vehicles: as a. a 2-wheeled carriage for one or two persons with a folding top b. post chaise 2. chaise longue

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 esp. hist. a horse-drawn carriage for one or two persons, esp. one with an open top and two wheels. 2 = post-chaise (see POST(2)). Etymology: F var. of chaire, formed as CHAIR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chaise Chaise (sh[=a]z), n. [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.