Savonarola chair
noun Italian Furniture.
a chair of the Renaissance having a number of transverse pairs of curved legs, crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
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Origin of Savonarola chair
First recorded in 1915–20; after G. Savonarola
Words nearby Savonarola chair
Savoie, savoir-faire, savoir-vivre, Savona, Savonarola, Savonarola chair, Savonarola, Girolamo, savor, savory, savour, savoury
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