Hogarth chair

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noun English Furniture.

a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.

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Origin of Hogarth chair

After W. Hogarth; perhaps from the fact that it typified the Hogarth line

Words nearby Hogarth chair

Hofstadter, Hofuf, hog, hogan, Hogarth, Hogarth chair, HO gauge, hogback, hog-backed, hog badger, hogchoker

How to use Hogarth chair in a sentence

While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
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She added: “NBC News is proud to have David in the important anchor chair of ‘Meet the Press.’ ”
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Still fearful and smarting from the pain, I arrived on time and was led to chair in his office.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In our screenings, he always sits in the same corner chair and always looks hopeful, no matter what the movie.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For a large fee, you could be pushed down the boardwalk on a rolling wicker chair by a black worker.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The president sat in a chair which came over with the pilgrims in their ship, the Mayflower.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood