steamer chair

American  

noun

1. deck chair.

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steamer chair British  

noun

1. a type of reclinable chair with a wooden or wicker frame, sometimes upholstered, designed for relaxing in

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Etymology

Origin of steamer chair

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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steamer chair

But as he lay there in the rickety steamer chair with the old overcoat across his knees, he had no difficulty in evoking the scene in the church.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews

On the way over, as I sat in the sun in my steamer chair, with nothing else to think about, I often pictured you there at the bank with those associates.

From The Hills of Refuge A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

Charlotte did what she could to repair the dishevelled appearance caused by sleeping dressed in the steamer chair.

From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee

He liked the compact space, also his own little balcony where he had his steamer chair and could read and sun himself.

From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Geraldine Bonner

So for several days with the punkah swinging over him the convalescent lay stretched out upon his steamer chair, the very picture of comfort and pleasant dreams.

From In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India by Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets