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

David Thain, a few hours later, lounged in a basket chair in the one corner of his lawn from which he could catch, through the hedge of yew trees, a furtive glimpse of Mandeleys.

From The Wicked Marquis by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

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

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

He sat down on the basket chair at the foot of my bed, facing me, and with his back to the light.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

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)

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