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Definition of Armchair
1. Noun. Chair with a support on each side for arms.
Specialized synonyms: Captain's Chair, Easy Chair, Lounge Chair, Overstuffed Chair, Fauteuil, Morris Chair, Lounger, Recliner, Reclining Chair
Generic synonyms: Chair
Definition of Armchair
1. n. A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Definition of Armchair
1. Noun. A chair with supports for the arms or elbows. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Armchair
1. a chair with armrests [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armchair
Literary usage of Armchair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society by Murphy D. Smith, . (1992)
"... from Vaughan and sold it to the Society.1 The chair has a rectangular back of
leather which is elaborately embossed Fig. 39. Spanish-Type armchair ..."
2. Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society by Murphy D. Smith (1992)
"... brothers armchair) dates approximately from 1775—1810 or even from the Spanish
colonial revival of 1860—1890. There is no provenance for it whatsoever. ..."
3. The Holland House Circle by Lloyd Charles Sanders (1908)
"... An armchair statesman—"The Rise and Growth of the Royal Prerogative "—Fugitive
writings—Allen and Blanco White—The loss of a friend—Allen's death. ..."
4. The Founders: Portraits of Persons Born Abroad who Came to the Colonies in by Charles Knowles Bolton (1919)
"A picture of the fine armchair which he brought from Holland may be seen in the
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record ..."
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