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Morris chair

American  

noun

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


Morris chair British  

noun

  1. an armchair with an adjustable back and large cushions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Morris chair

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after William Morris

Example Sentences

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Dr. Safford and cousin Houston Fall lifted Mr. Fall out of the wheel chair, tucked him into a big green morris chair provided for him throughout the hearing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sit down in the morris chair ... you look dusty and heated ...

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

I sat in the library, in the morris chair, deeply immersed in the life of Nietzsche, by his sister.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

Then for the first time Johnnie relaxed, and slumped into the morris chair.

From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Gates, Eleanor

She shrank back behind the high morris chair and he stopped suddenly.

From Mary Rose of Mifflin by Sterrett, Frances R.

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