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Definition of Straight chair
1. Noun. A straight-backed chair without arms.
Generic synonyms: Chair
Terms within: Round, Rung, Stave, Splat
Specialized synonyms: Windsor Chair
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straight Chair
Literary usage of Straight chair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual Training Magazine (1914)
"straight chair WITH TAPERING S EAT. See Fig. 45 and Fig. 45 A. Seat:—Begin drawing
the pattern by planning the shape and dimensions of the seat. ..."
2. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1914)
"... and a straight chair or so—perhaps a painted Windsor chair, or a rush-bottomed
mahogany chair, or a low-back chair of brown oak— depending on the main ..."
3. The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe (1913)
"... a stool or so of wood, with rush or cane seats ; and a straight chair or
so—perhaps a painted Windsor chair, or a rush-bottomed mahogany chair, ..."
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