Chaise

For other uses, see Chaise (disambiguation).

Drawing of a chaise in Paris, 1799
A chaise

A chaise (/ʃeɪz/ shayz), sometimes called shay, is a light two-wheeled carriage for one or two people. It may also have a folding hood.[1]: 55  The coachmaker William Felton (1796) considered chaises a family of vehicles which included all two-wheel one-horse vehicles such as gigs and whiskies, whereas a similar carriage pulled by two-horses was considered a curricle.[2]: 80 

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