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cane chair

American  

noun

  1. a chair, the back and seat of which are made of interlaced strips of cane.


Etymology

Origin of cane chair

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

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Everyone wanted a cane chair or a marble-topped bistro table, she noticed.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2023

The family’s northern provenance is apparent in the home’s entryway, where an antique New England cane chair stands next to a wicker basket of shells and stones the Moffetts collected at Rhode Island’s Matunuck Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2018

She sat down in a cane chair by the window.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

She was running her hand down the length of the cane chair, over and over.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I sit in the straight cane chair beside her bed.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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