sleeping chair

noun

a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.

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Origin of sleeping chair

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby sleeping chair

sleeper terrorist, sleeping, sleeping bag, sleeping beauty, sleeping car, sleeping chair, sleeping draught, sleeping partner, sleeping pill, sleeping policeman, sleeping porch
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