Morris chair

American  

noun

1. a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.

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Morris chair British  

noun

1. an armchair with an adjustable back and large cushions

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Etymology

Origin of Morris chair

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after William Morris

Example Sentences

“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

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

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

Inside they could see a bead curtain hung across the hall entry, and a crystal chandelier and a Maxfield Parrish painting framed on one wall over a comfortable Morris chair.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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