Sleepy Hollow chair

noun

, U.S. Furniture.

1. an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sleepy Hollow chair¹

First recorded in 1835–45; after Sleepy Hollow, New York

Example Sentences

"Let's play something first," suggested Miss Hazeltine, taking possession of the sleepy-hollow chair.

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"Come in here, dear," called Mrs. Moore from the depths of a sleepy hollow chair.

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Remember how we used to sit in the sleepy-hollow chair and tell fairy tales.

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Andy undoubled himself with alacrity and sprang from the sleepy-hollow chair.

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