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straight chair

American

noun

a chair with a straight back, especially one that is unupholstered and has straight legs and straight arms or no arms.

straight chair British

noun

a straight-backed side chair

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WSJ | Buy Side: We tested some of the most popular hair dryers on coarse curls and fine straight hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Black hair is often thicker than white hair, with a tendency towards curls or coils and it cannot always be styled in the same ways that straight hair often is.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Dr. Yolanda Lenzy, a dermatologist and licensed cosmetologist who co-authored the Boston University study, also said there’s still some pressure for Black women to have straight hair, especially in conservative job fields like law.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

So a straight follicle produces straight hair and a curved follicle produces curly hair.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

They were men and women like them, with straight hair and dark skin, who spoke the same language and complained of the same pains.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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