lounge chair
noun
a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
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Nearby words
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Origin of lounge chair
First recorded in 1900–05
Also called lounger.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for lounge chair
As a rule she is lying on the sofa or in a lounge-chair reading.
The Wife and Other Stories|Anton ChekhovShe went back to the lounge-chair where she had been sitting, and pointed to another.
The Green Rust|Edgar WallaceHe did not know that already there reclined in a lounge-chair on the lawn of the Exiles Club the man for whom he had been seeking.
The Exiles of Faloo|Barry PainYou can sit in a lounge-chair and watch them flash past like a continuous cinematograph.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton