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

She was sitting quite rigid in her steamer chair, and her lips were white.

From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck

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

Rattan easy-chairs and rockers and a steamer chair with gay cushions lent a homely comfort to the apartment.

From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee

She went out through the Boca Chica with Corregidor on the left; and Mrs. Collingwood, who was resting in her steamer chair, smiled languidly as he glanced back at the island.

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