Chaise
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For other uses, see Chaise (disambiguation).
See also: Post chaise
A chaise (/ʃeɪz/ shayz), sometimes called chay or shay, is a light two- or four-wheeled traveling or pleasure carriage for one or two people with a folding hood or calash top.[1] The name, in use in England before 1700, came from the French word "chaise" (meaning "chair") through a transference from a sedan-chair to a wheeled vehicle.[2]