reading chair

American  

noun

1. a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.

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Etymology

Origin of reading chair

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

A cat had defecated under her reading chair, and the whole room stank.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2021

In the far corner of Room 513, or 514, Jackson, a large man with fair skin and a fondness for wearing vests over T-shirts, sat in a leather reading chair.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 16, 2019

“The loft and the 18-foot-high ceilings particularly appealed to me,” says Bonnell, who plans to furnish his loft as a library with a reading chair.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2016

Understandably so, as her bedroom is an oasis of white: white rug, white reading chair, white bed linens, even white-ish paintings.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2012

I scooped a few skeins of yarn into a basket, then dropped myself into the reading chair and watched her work for a few minutes.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows