reading chair

noun

1. a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reading chair¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The duke sat in a comfortable reading-chair, with an open book on its rotary ledge.

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Ada had turned so pale that he made her sit down in his reading-chair and sat beside her.

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Beside a comfortable reading-chair one or two magazines lay on the floor.

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In one corner was the reading-chair in which Mr. Burnett used to sit.

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I threw myself in my reading-chair, and gazed around me with pleasure.

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