farthingale chair
noun
an English chair of c1600 having no arms, a straight and low back, and a high seat.
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Nearby words
- farther,
- farthermost,
- farthest,
- farthing,
- farthingale,
- fartlek,
- faruk i,
- fas,
- fasb,
- fasces
Origin of farthingale chair
First recorded in 1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019