Cromwellian chair

noun

English Furniture.

1. an upright oaken chair, often with arms, having all pieces turned and a seat and back panel of leather or cloth attached with brass-headed nails.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cromwellian chair¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Back went the Cromwellian chair, at the head of the bare and solitary trestle table.

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