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

This room had simple bedroom furniture, and also a small table and a basket chair.

From The Spy in Black by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

It was the second morning after the attempt upon the papers, and Brooke lay in a basket chair on the little verandah at the ranch.

From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold

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

It was a few days after the Palestrina had sailed when Dom Clemente once more sat behind the pillars in a basket chair looking thoughtfully at his unlighted cigar.

From Long Odds by Bindloss, Harold

I presumed he would be dying for his after-supper smoke, so I persuaded him to sit down in the basket chair at the foot of my bed, and 'fire his pipe,' as he terms it.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing