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chaise and four

chaise and four noun: a chaise (carriage) pulled by four horses.

Noun

chaise and four (plural chaise and fours or chaises and four or chaises and fours)

  1. (historical) A chaise (carriage) pulled by four horses.
    • “Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says, that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; […]”.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 2

Forms of chaise and four

pluralchaise and fours
pluralchaises and four
pluralchaises and fours

Questions about chaise and four

What does chaise and four mean?
Chaise and four means a chaise (carriage) pulled by four horses.
What part of speech is chaise and four?
Chaise and four is a noun.
What is the plural of chaise and four?
The plural of chaise and four is chaise and fours.

Words near chaise and four in the dictionary

  1. chairwomanships
  2. chairwomen
  3. chairwork
  4. chais
  5. chaise
  6. chaise and four
  7. chaise and fours
  8. chaise longue
  9. chaise longues
  10. chaise lounge
  11. chaise lounges

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