wing chair

wing chair
noun
easy chair having wings on each side of a high back
• Hypernyms: ↑easy chair, ↑lounge chair, ↑overstuffed chair

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noun or winged chair
: an upholstered armchair with high solid back and sides turned at such an angle that they provide a rest for the head and protection from drafts — called also draft chair, lug chair

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a large upholstered chair having a back with wings.
[1900-05]

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wing chair noun
A high-backed armchair with forward-projecting lugs
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Main Entry: ↑wing

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wing chair UK US noun [countable] [singular wing chair plural wing chairs]
a comfortable chair with a high back that has pieces pointing forward at the top corners
Thesaurus: chairs and parts of chairshyponym

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wing chair,
a comfortable upholstered chair with high sidepieces extending forward from the back, by which the head is supported and protected from drafts.

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n. a high-backed armchair with side pieces projecting from the back, originally in order to protect the sitter from drafts

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noun, pl ⋯ chairs [count]
: a comfortable chair that has a high back with pieces that extend forward at the sides

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ˈwing chair f15 [wing chair wing chairs] noun
a comfortable chair that has a high back with pieces pointing forwards at the sides

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wing chair — n a comfortable chair with a high back and pieces pointing forward on each side where you can rest your head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wing chair — wing ,chair noun count a comfortable chair with a high back that has pieces pointing forward at the top corners …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wing chair — wing′ chair n. fur a large upholstered chair having a high back with wings • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • wing chair — ► NOUN ▪ an armchair with side pieces projecting forwards from a high back …   English terms dictionary

  • wing chair — n. an upholstered armchair with a high back from each side of which extend high sides, or wings, originally to give protection from drafts …   English World dictionary

  • Wing chair — A wing chair is an upholstered easy chair with large wings mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body. Such chairs originally were designed to provide comfortable protection from drafts, and particularly to trap the …   Wikipedia

  • wing chair — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wing chair : singular wing chair plural wing chairs a comfortable chair with a high back that has pieces pointing forward at the top corners …   English dictionary

  • wing chair — /ˈwɪŋ tʃɛə/ (say wing chair) noun a large upholstered chair, with winglike parts projecting from the back above the arms …  

  • wing chair — a large upholstered chair having a back with wings. Also, winged chair. [1900 05] * * * ▪ furniture also called  grandfather chair , or  saddle cheek chair        a tall backed, heavily upholstered easy chair with armrests and wings, or lugs,… …   Universalium

  • wing chair — noun A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught Syn: ear chair, grandfather chair …   Wiktionary

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