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chaises and fours

chaises 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 chaises and fours

What is chaises and fours the plural of?
Chaises and fours is the plural of chaise and four.

Words near chaises and fours in the dictionary

  1. chaise lounges
  2. chaisemaker
  3. chaisemakers
  4. chaises
  5. chaises and four
  6. chaises and fours
  7. chaises longues
  8. Chaisson
  9. Chaissons
  10. Chait
  11. Chaitanya

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