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

"I never heard a more fantastic story," said Mrs Mendham from the basket chair.

From The Wonderful Visit by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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)

Mrs. Chepstow established her comfortable form in a basket chair, which audibly protested at the weight it was called upon to bear.

From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Cullum, Ridgwell

He pulled a low basket chair out into the sun, close to a bed of pink and white hyacinths.

From The Moving Finger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth