basket chair

American  

noun

1. a wicker chair the arms of which are a forward continuation of the back.

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basket chair British  

noun

1. a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair

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Etymology

Origin of basket chair

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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basket chair

And she sat down, with a query in her eye, into the basket chair.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

She settled herself in a basket chair under a great lime tree on the lawn, and leaving her book lying unopened on her lap, gave herself over to further reverie.

From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald

Stella came from her big basket chair to greet him, and for a while he sat with her in the buttercups, watching Alan at the wicket.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

At least I was going when I stumbled against a basket chair, which creaked without yielding to my weight, and creaked again as though some one had stirred in it.

From Witching Hill by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

The lady in the basket chair looked up.

From Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Hay, Ian