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

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Example Sentences

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basket chair

"A promise is a promise," replied Dr. Severn, rising from his basket chair.

From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Angela Brazil

Beside him, in a basket chair, was the Mistress of the Kennels, and now and again her hand was passed caressingly over Finn's head.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton

But Amory was small, and never shut her limbs up like a multiple-lever in a basket chair, but drew her skirt down a foot or so below her toes instead whenever she sat down.

From A Crooked Mile by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

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 Archibald Marshall

And just at that time she was lifted into a long, basket chair and, propped in lavendered pillows, looked dreamily into the hills and pastures rolling out in front of her.

From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

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