reading chair
noun
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.
Origin of reading chair
1First recorded in 1795–1805
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How to use reading chair in a sentence
The duke sat in a comfortable reading-chair, with an open book on its rotary ledge.
The Lost Lady of Lone | E.D.E.N. SouthworthAda had turned so pale that he made her sit down in his reading-chair and sat beside her.
Bleak House | Charles DickensBeside a comfortable reading-chair one or two magazines lay on the floor.
The Wild Olive | Basil KingIn one corner was the reading-chair in which Mr. Burnett used to sit.
Vain Fortune | George MooreI threw myself in my reading-chair, and gazed around me with pleasure.
The Seaboard Parish, Complete | George MacDonald
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