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Chaise longue vs. Chaise lounge
Chaise longue
/ʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ/Examples:
Sunbathing on a chaise longue by the pool is paradise.Her living room features an elegant antique chaise longue.The artist rested on a chaise longue while painting her muse.
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Chaise lounge
/ˈʃeɪz ˌlaʊndʒ/Examples:
He reclined on the chaise lounge with a glass of lemonade.The sunroom featured a plush blue chaise lounge perfect for reading.She admired the vintage chaise lounge at the antique store.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Chaise longue is the correct French term for a long reclining chair.
- Chaise lounge is a result of an Americanization of the term, which many people use but is not the original phrase.
- Remember that longue in French relates to the word long, while lounge suggests relaxing or laying back in American English context.
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