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

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 Fee, Mary Helen

She was lying in her steamer chair on the veranda of her house at the time; and by her side, on a taboret, stood a glass of water.

From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen

All that day she lay in her bamboo steamer chair on deck.

From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

And,” he added, sinking disgustedly into his steamer chair, and stretching himself out lazily, “I do hate mysteries.”

From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by Duffield, J. W.

Norris even made a sort of steamer chair of poles, using a double thickness of his tarp for the seat and back.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen