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club chair

American  

noun

  1. a heavily upholstered chair having solid sides and a low back.


Etymology

Origin of club chair

First recorded in 1915–20

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Giles slept a lot for the first 30 days, she said, and when she wasn’t dozing, she “sunbathed like a cat” in a gray club chair beside a wall-to-wall window in her new kitchen.

From Washington Post Dec. 24, 2021

A new club chair, Lord Patel was appointed.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2021

She sat at the far end of a couch as Weinstein sat in a club chair, and they had a brief business meeting.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2017

“Guys really don’t like to admit when they’re shorter,” Manning explained, sitting in a club chair inside his new showroom in the Flatiron district.

From The New Yorker May 8, 2017

Judge Quinzy settled himself in a leather club chair and swirled his drink.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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