Morris chair
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Morris chair
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after William Morris
Example Sentences
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“It was almost a hitch-your-wagon-to-a-star philosophy. He convinced us, ‘You just follow me and it’ll happen,’” said Valerie Morris, chair of the university senate, in a 1990 interview with The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
But EIS representative Des Morris, chair of the teachers' side of the SNCT, said the strikes would proceed in the absence of an improved deal.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023
Defendant Fall, seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia, sat in a green Morris chair, wrapped in an automobile robe, his black New Mexican sombrero in his lap.
From Time Magazine Archive
The great-grandfather of most modern furniture is Britain's famed igth century "Morris" chair with its familiar adjustable back, named for William Morris, leader in the protest against the machine-made monstrosities of his day.
From Time Magazine Archive
He placed a deep and comfortable Morris chair under the best reading lamp he could find.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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