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bed chair

American  

noun

  1. an adjustable frame for assisting invalids to sit up in bed.


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These infants were typically found in an adult bed, chair or couch instead of the crib or bassinet recommended by sleep experts.

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2024

"For years," says Oppenheimer, "I was terrified of a new bed, chair, bar, room or restaurant."

From Time Magazine Archive

No glaring white bed, chair, table, wall to affront the eye and emphasize the illness.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ballet is a cartoon of existential angst, but, leaping over bed, chair and table, Baryshnikov turns it into a young man's rage at mortality.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Henderson slave houses were of the one-room log type, with one window and one door; each cabin was furnished with a bed, chair, and table.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

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