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Chaise

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A one-horse chaise A three-wheeled "Handchaise", Germany, around 1900, designed to be pushed by a person A chaise, sometimes called chay or shay, is a light two- or four-wheeled traveling or pleasure carriage for one or two people with a folding hood or calash top. [1]

15 relations: Bath chair, Cabriolet (carriage), Carriage, Chair, Curricle, French language, French Revolution, Gig (carriage), Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, Horse, Litter (vehicle), One-horse shay, Post chaise, Suspension (vehicle), Wheel.

Bath chair

A bath chair—or Bath chair—was a rolling chaise or light carriage for one person with a folding hood, which could be open or closed.

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Cabriolet (carriage)

A cabriolet is a light husky-drawn vehicle, with two wheels and a single horse.

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Carriage

A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters (palanquins) and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles.

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Chair

A chair is a piece of furniture with a raised surface supported by legs, commonly used to seat a single person.

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Curricle

A curricle was a smart, light two-wheeled chaise or "chariot", large enough for the driver and a passenger and— most unusual for a vehicle with a single axle—usually drawn by a carefully matched pair of horses.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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Gig (carriage)

A gig, also called chair or chaise, is a light, two-wheeled sprung cart pulled by one horse.

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Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough

Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet), was the wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough; the couple were the parents of the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Litter (vehicle)

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons.

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One-horse shay

The one-horse shay is a light, covered, two-wheeled carriage for two persons, drawn by a single horse.

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Post chaise

A post-chaise is a fast carriage for traveling post built in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Suspension (vehicle)

Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.

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Wheel

A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise

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