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Chamise vs Chaise - What's the difference?

chamise | chaise |

As nouns the difference between chamise and chaise

is that chamise is an evergreen shrub native to california, (taxlink) in the botanical family rosaceae while chaise is an open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.

chamise

English

(Adenostoma fasciculatum)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An evergreen shrub native to California, (taxlink) in the botanical family Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

    *greasewood

    chaise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
  • * 1877 , (Anna Sewell), (Black Beauty) Chapter 22[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Black_Beauty/22]
    • The next morning after breakfast, Joe put Merrylegs into the mistress's low chaise to take him to the vicarage; he came first and said good bye to us, and Merrylegs neighed to us from the yard.
  • A chaise longue.
  • A post chaise.
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