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A '''chaise''' (the [[French language|French]] for [[chair]], through a transference from a sedan-chair to a [[wheeled vehicle]]) is a light two- or four-wheeled [[carriage]] with a movable [[hood]] or [[calash]]; the '''post-chaise''' was the fast-travelling carriage of the [[18th century|18th]] and early [[19th century|19th centuries]]. It was closed and four-wheeled for two or four [[horse]]s and with the driver riding postillion. |
A '''chaise''' (the [[French language|French]] for [[chair]], through a transference from a sedan-chair to a [[wheeled vehicle]]) is a light two- or four-wheeled [[carriage]] with a movable [[hood]] or [[calash]]; the '''post-chaise''' was the fast-travelling carriage of the [[18th century|18th]] and early [[19th century|19th centuries]]. It was closed and four-wheeled for two or four [[horse]]s and with the driver riding postillion. |
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Revision as of 13:38, 26 April 2006
- For the river in France see Chaise River. For the type of chair, see chaise longue.
A chaise (the French for chair, through a transference from a sedan-chair to a wheeled vehicle) is a light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a movable hood or calash; the post-chaise was the fast-travelling carriage of the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was closed and four-wheeled for two or four horses and with the driver riding postillion.
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