chaise, shay
(noun) a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chaise (plural chaises)
An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
A chaise longue.
A post chaise.
• Sachie
Source: Wiktionary
Chaise, n. Etym: [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 thoroughbraces. It is usually drawn by one horse.
2. Loosely,
Definition: a carriage in general. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
