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

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Example Sentences

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steamer chair

But the young man who lay back in the steamer chair in the hall bedroom of the boarding-house was unconscious of all except his own thoughts.

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

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

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

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

Sitting on the edge of her steamer chair Marian tapped the deck excitedly with her toe and carefully adjusted an imaginary crease in her skirt.

From The Bachelors A Novel by William Dana Orcutt

Mrs. Bobbsey was sitting in a steamer chair near the door of her room, where she could watch the children.

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope

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