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straight chair

noun

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


straight chair

noun

  1. a straight-backed side chair


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The dark little man was sitting in a straight chair, his hands resting on his knees.

Sister Giovanna sat bolt upright in her straight chair, with her hands folded on her knees.

Just inside his office a girl was sitting on a straight chair, her hat a trifle crooked, and her eyes red from crying.

Even when the details had been arranged she still sat in her straight chair and made no move to go.

In the front of the long, damp stone room was a bench, with a seat behind it, and a small straight chair to the right.

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