A long, low chair or couch with an extended seat for reclining, often used for relaxation.
From French 'chaise' (chair), derived from Latin 'cathedra'. The term 'chaise lounge' (combining French and English) became popular in Victorian interior design.
The chaise lounge became a symbol of wealth and leisure in the 1800s—you can trace class divisions through furniture, and the ability to own a chair just for relaxing literally marked the difference between nobility and workers.
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