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

As he spoke, he drew out the basket chair, and bent his head with a gesture of invitation, while the girl, noticing the languidness of his movements, showed her compassion in her eyes.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

She sank into a low basket chair before the fire, and, obeying her gesture, he seated himself opposite to her.

From The New Tenant by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Jim Graham was lying back in a basket chair, dressed in smart blue flannel and Russian leather boots, talking to Joan and Nancy.

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

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 Buxton, Robert Hugh

Her face was quietly tranquil, and the pose she had fallen into in the big basket chair was, if not quite unstudied, a singularly graceful one.

From Long Odds by Bindloss, Harold