337:
305:
321:
48:
353:
235:. When English speakers imported a new kind of sofa from France in the late 1700s, they transformed the name 'chaise longue' ("long chair") into 'chaise lounge'—since 'lounge' is an English word spelled with the same letters and lounging is something one can do on a "chaise longue." This variant has been documented in British texts since at least 1811 and in American texts since 1824.
373:
68:
297:: a méridienne has a high headrest and a lower footrest, joined by a sloping piece. Whether or not they have anything at the foot end, méridiennes are asymmetrical daybeds. They were popular in the grand houses of France in the early 19th century. Its name is based on its typical use: rest in the middle of the day when the sun is near the meridian.
56:
251:
period that the chaise longue became the symbol of social status and only the rarest and most expensive materials were used in their construction. Today, the chaise longue is considered a luxury item for the modern home. They are often used to complement a home's décor, such as living or reading
388:
initiated using the chaise longue for this purpose, the idea being that the patient would recline on a couch, with the analyst seated beyond the head of the couch, so that the client would not see the analyst. Reclining and not having to face the analyst was thought to be disinhibiting and
393:. When Freud began to use the chaise longue, Viennese considered it daring to recline on a chaise in the presence of non-intimates. Freud's chaise longue, given to him by a patient, may be seen today at the
263:(French: 'Broken duchess'): this word is used when the chaise longue is divided into two parts: the chair and a long footstool, or two chairs with a stool in between them. The origin of the name is unknown.
408:
and may use chaises longues rather than more conventional styles of couches out of tradition. The chaise longue is commonly used as visual shorthand to suggest a generic psychotherapist's office in
77:
273:: a récamier has two raised ends and nothing on the long sides. It is sometimes associated with French Empire (neo-classical) style. It is named after French society hostess
526:
502:
78:
304:
336:
247:. They were created by French furniture craftsmen for the rich to rest without the need to retire to the bedroom. It was during the
76:
600:
31:
653:
390:
79:
550:
484:
731:
320:
574:
627:
683:
726:
352:
278:
38:
721:
426:
274:
716:
192:
93:
277:(1777–1849), who posed elegantly on a couch of this kind for a portrait painted in 1800 by
711:
156:
463:
459:
431:
381:
228:
705:
604:
405:
385:
67:
47:
404:
Today, psychoanalysts invite clients to recline on couches in their offices during
394:
231:
replacement of part of the original French term with the unrelated
English word
436:
372:
232:
179:
161:
55:
17:
243:
The modern chaise longue was first popularised during the 16th century in
687:
409:
140:
398:
311:
248:
244:
60:
421:
371:
168:
164:
74:
66:
54:
46:
213:
198:
185:
In
English, the term "chaise longue" is sometimes written as
122:
201:
125:
116:
99:
287:(boat bed) but made for the drawing room, not the bedroom.
219:
113:
96:
380:
The chaise longue has traditionally been associated with
252:
rooms, or as stylish boudoir chairs for bedroom seating.
143:
281:. The shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional
171:
that is long enough to support the legs of the sitter.
216:
204:
195:
128:
102:
210:
137:
110:
207:
134:
107:
376:Sigmund Freud's chaise longue at the Freud Museum
37:"Lounge chair" redirects here. For the film, see
454:
452:
654:"Life of the mind: The importance of the couch"
178:refers to any long reclining chair, such as a
8:
601:"Is a Recamier the Same as a Chaise Longue?"
358:
342:
326:
291:
282:
267:
257:
684:"All About American and European Daybeds"
595:
593:
591:
448:
300:
603:. HammockStandPro.com. Archived from
551:"'Chaise Lounge' or 'Chaise Longue'?"
485:"'Chaise Lounge' or 'Chaise Longue'?"
155:
7:
314:) in a 4th-century Roman manuscript
25:
71:A late 19th-century chaise longue
626:Cook, William (21 August 2006).
351:
335:
319:
303:
191:
92:
575:"History of the chaise longue"
32:Chaise longue (disambiguation)
1:
682:Segal, Troy (23 April 2019).
652:Blundy, Anna (16 June 2016).
527:"Google Books Ngram Viewer"
503:"Google Books Ngram Viewer"
174:In modern French, the term
748:
36:
29:
628:"Analysing Freud's couch"
555:www.merriam-webster.com
577:. The Chaise Longue Co
377:
359:
343:
327:
292:
283:
268:
258:
160:, "long chair") is an
83:
72:
64:
52:
686:. The Spruce Crafts,
375:
82:
70:
58:
50:
51:A chaise longue sofa
30:For other uses, see
607:on 8 September 2017
279:Jacques-Louis David
427:Eames Lounge Chair
378:
167:in the shape of a
84:
73:
65:
53:
658:Prospect Magazine
412:and other works.
157:[ʃɛzlɔ̃ɡ]
80:
27:Upholstered chair
16:(Redirected from
739:
698:
696:
694:
669:
668:
666:
664:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
623:
617:
616:
614:
612:
597:
586:
585:
583:
582:
571:
565:
564:
562:
561:
547:
541:
540:
538:
537:
531:books.google.com
523:
517:
516:
514:
513:
507:books.google.com
499:
493:
492:
481:
475:
474:
472:
471:
456:
391:free association
362:
355:
346:
339:
330:
323:
307:
295:
286:
271:
261:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
203:
200:
197:
159:
154:
150:
149:
146:
145:
142:
139:
136:
131:
130:
127:
124:
119:
118:
115:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
98:
81:
59:An 18th-century
21:
747:
746:
742:
741:
740:
738:
737:
736:
702:
701:
692:
690:
681:
678:
673:
672:
662:
660:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
625:
624:
620:
610:
608:
599:
598:
589:
580:
578:
573:
572:
568:
559:
557:
549:
548:
544:
535:
533:
525:
524:
520:
511:
509:
501:
500:
496:
489:Merriam Webster
483:
482:
478:
469:
467:
460:"Chaise longue"
458:
457:
450:
445:
418:
370:
363:
356:
347:
340:
331:
328:Duchesse brisée
324:
315:
310:Chaise longue (
308:
275:Madame Récamier
259:Duchesse brisée
241:
194:
190:
189:and pronounced
152:
133:
121:
106:
95:
91:
75:
45:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
745:
743:
735:
734:
732:Psychoanalysis
729:
724:
719:
714:
704:
703:
700:
699:
677:
676:External links
674:
671:
670:
644:
618:
587:
566:
542:
518:
494:
476:
464:Dictionary.com
447:
446:
444:
441:
440:
439:
434:
432:Fainting couch
429:
424:
417:
414:
382:psychoanalysis
369:
368:Psychoanalysis
366:
365:
364:
357:
350:
348:
341:
334:
332:
325:
318:
316:
309:
302:
299:
298:
288:
264:
240:
237:
229:folk etymology
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
744:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
709:
707:
689:
685:
680:
679:
675:
659:
655:
648:
645:
633:
629:
622:
619:
606:
602:
596:
594:
592:
588:
576:
570:
567:
556:
552:
546:
543:
532:
528:
522:
519:
508:
504:
498:
495:
490:
486:
480:
477:
465:
461:
455:
453:
449:
442:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
415:
413:
411:
407:
406:psychotherapy
402:
400:
396:
392:
387:
386:Sigmund Freud
383:
374:
367:
361:
354:
349:
345:
338:
333:
329:
322:
317:
313:
306:
301:
296:
294:
289:
285:
280:
276:
272:
270:
265:
262:
260:
255:
254:
253:
250:
246:
238:
236:
234:
230:
224:
188:
187:chaise lounge
183:
181:
177:
176:chaise longue
172:
170:
166:
163:
158:
148:
89:
88:chaise longue
69:
63:chaise longue
62:
57:
49:
43:
41:
33:
19:
691:. Retrieved
661:. Retrieved
657:
647:
635:. Retrieved
632:The Guardian
631:
621:
609:. Retrieved
605:the original
579:. Retrieved
569:
558:. Retrieved
554:
545:
534:. Retrieved
530:
521:
510:. Retrieved
506:
497:
488:
479:
468:. Retrieved
466:. 2009-08-15
403:
395:Freud Museum
389:encouraging
379:
290:
266:
256:
242:
186:
184:
175:
173:
87:
85:
40:Lounge Chair
39:
18:Lounge chair
162:upholstered
727:Upholstery
706:Categories
581:2019-07-31
560:2023-02-21
536:2023-02-21
512:2023-02-21
470:2017-04-04
443:References
437:Sunlounger
360:Méridienne
293:Méridienne
284:lit bateau
722:Furniture
180:deckchair
416:See also
410:cartoons
344:Récamier
269:Récamier
717:Couches
693:26 June
688:Dotdash
611:26 June
239:Origins
153:French:
712:Chairs
663:23 May
637:23 May
399:London
312:Klinai
249:Rococo
245:France
233:lounge
61:rococo
42:(film)
422:Couch
169:chair
695:2019
665:2020
639:2020
613:2019
401:.
227:, a
165:sofa
397:in
132:-,-
708::
656:.
630:.
590:^
553:.
529:.
505:.
487:.
462:.
451:^
384:.
220:dʒ
214:aʊ
202:eɪ
199:tʃ
182:.
151:;
141:ɒ̃
126:eɪ
123:tʃ
100:eɪ
86:A
697:.
667:.
641:.
615:.
584:.
563:.
539:.
515:.
491:.
473:.
223:/
217:n
211:l
208:ˈ
205:s
196:ˌ
193:/
147:/
144:ɡ
138:l
135:ˈ
129:z
120:,
117:ŋ
114:ɒ
111:l
108:ˈ
103:z
97:ʃ
94:/
90:(
44:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
