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chaise and fours

chaise and fours is the plural of chaise and four.

Meaning of chaise and four

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

Questions about chaise and fours

What is chaise and fours the plural of?
Chaise and fours is the plural of chaise and four.

Words near chaise and fours in the dictionary

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

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