straight chair

American  

noun

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

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straight chair British  

noun

1. a straight-backed side chair

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Example Sentences

Now she’s circling around the kitchen table, brushing a crumb here, straightening an already straight chair.

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The room was so crowded with filing cabinets and plants and her big desk, there was room only for two straight chairs for visitors.

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A couple of girls my age sat on straight chairs next to their mothers, waiting their turn.

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Having put the food in the oven and the kettle on to boil, I got a straight chair from the dining room, took it out on the porch and sat down beside him.

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He sat in a straight chair by the window with his hands stuffed tight into his pockets, and nodded or smiled to show his guests that he understood.

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