wing chair

American  

Or winged chair

noun

1. a large upholstered chair having a back with wings.

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wing chair British  

noun

1. an easy chair having wings on each side of the back

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Etymology

Origin of wing chair

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

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wing chair

“A wing chair is one of the coziest pieces of furniture to have in a room.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

This proves not to be true as she casually tells us, over tea in a wing chair, the creepy story of her upbringing by a mother who believed herself to be possessed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019

“It’s a nightmare,” he said, presiding in a high-backed leather wing chair off the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2017

“Mom was on the wing chair in the dim living room. Her hobbled body followed the slips and contours of the chair as if woven to it.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2015

He comes around the desk and sits upright in the wing chair beside mine.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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