butterfly chair

American  

noun

1. a sling chair in which a canvas or leather sling is suspended from a metal frame by its corners, forming a wide back and seat in a shape resembling the outstretched wings of a butterfly.

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Etymology

Origin of butterfly chair

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Next to it, a butterfly chair is strategically placed underneath the shade of a towering fig tree.

From Los Angeles Times

Early designs included the Nickel couch, featuring a gently rounded back that curves into an elegantly bulbous armrest on one end, and the barrel-back Half Dollar chair, whose gracefully spreading sides give the piece its other name, the Butterfly chair.

From New York Times

He was in architecture school at Syracuse University then, and he chose the bed mostly because it was low and fit the look he was after: He had wrapped his room in red burlap, and the décor included a fish tank, a butterfly chair and a pair of Mexican huaraches.

From New York Times

This scaled-down butterfly chair offers a full-size back rest and 15 inches of elevation, yet weighs a modest 3.3 pounds and collapses to fit in a bag just 27 inches tall and 6 inches thick.

From The Wall Street Journal

A butterfly chair is rendered in lavender suede and heavy wood, not canvas and tensile metal.

From New York Times