side chair

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noun

a straight-backed chair without arms.

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Also side·chair

[sahyd-chair]. /ˈsaɪdˌtʃɛər/.

Origin of side chair

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby side chair

sideburns, side by side, sidecar, side card, side chain, side chair, sidecheck, side curl, sided, side deal, side dish

How to use side chair in a sentence

As for the truck, I’ll let Jojo’s muddy footprints on the back of the passenger’s side chair be the only visible changes we make for now.
The Case for Keeping Your Tacoma Stock|wtaylor|October 23, 2021|Outside Online
The same general directions for making the side chair apply equally to the arm chair.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor
"Don't put out your pipe," she said to old Grandfather Doby, rising totteringly respectful from his chimney-side chair.
The Shuttle|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Just look at that fat old roistering chair conversing with the thin straight-laced prig of a side-chair, next to him.
Polly and Her Friends Abroad|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Chalmers got the pipe out of his pocket, sat down in the desk-side chair, and snapped his lighter.
The Edge of the Knife|Henry Beam Piper
The side chair retains its original covering of a heavy wool plush, with classic figures stamped in it of wreaths and maces.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore