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curule chair

noun

(in ancient Rome) a folding seat with curved legs and no back, often ornamented with ivory, used only by certain high officials.

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Origin of curule chair

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby curule chair

Curtiss, Curtius, curtly, curtsy, curule, curule chair, curvaceous, curvature, curvature aberration, curvature hyperopia, curvature myopia
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British Dictionary definitions for curule chair

curule chair

noun

an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
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