easy chair

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noun
  1. an upholstered armchair for lounging.

  2. Obsolete. wing chair.

Origin of easy chair

1
First recorded in 1700–10

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How to use easy chair in a sentence

  • She found the sick woman wrapped up in a warm dressing-gown, reclining languidly in a large easy chair.

    The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
  • A few minutes later Romanoff was sprawling in a large easy-chair with his feet close to the fire.

    The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
  • There was a cupboard and an easy-chair for Mr. Gunning on one side of the fireplace next the window.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • Mr. Cornelius, who had been curled up in an easy chair reading, came up, smiling and nodding.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for easy chair

easy chair

noun
  1. a comfortable upholstered armchair

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