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Morris chair
noun
- a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.
Morris chair
noun
- an armchair with an adjustable back and large cushions
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Morris chair1
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after William Morris
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Morris chair1
C19: named after William Morris
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Example Sentences
I sat in the library, in the morris chair, deeply immersed in the life of Nietzsche, by his sister.
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Winona stretched herself out in the Morris-chair and looked provokingly comfortable and unoccupied.
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"Please God," replied the Father, settling himself in the morris chair.
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From this morris-chair and from his rooms at the Savoy Hotel he ruled his English realm.
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This creation is a tall, cadaverous individual, who sits on the small of his back in a morris-chair and smokes a pipe.
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