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tulip chair

noun

an armchair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956, having a contoured seat of molded plastic supported by a slender, stemlike pedestal of plastic-covered cast metal that terminates in a large, flat, round foot.

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Nearby words

  1. tularemia,
  2. tule,
  3. tule fog,
  4. tule perch,
  5. tulip,
  6. tulip tree,
  7. tulipomania,
  8. tulipwood,
  9. tull,
  10. tullahoma
Also called tulip pedestal chair.
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