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

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

"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

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 E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

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 Harold Bindloss

The lady in the basket chair looked up.

From Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Ian Hay