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Cromwellian chair

Cromwellian chair noun: a kind of leather chair, studded (ornamented with nailheads), having a rectangular seat and separate rectangular back, from the time of Cromwell; a later example made in the manner of such chairs.

cromwellian chair: a kind of leather chair, studded (ornamented with nailheads), having a rectangular seat and...
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Noun

Cromwellian chair (plural Cromwellian chairs)

  1. A kind of leather chair, studded (ornamented with nailheads), having a rectangular seat and separate rectangular back, from the time of Cromwell; a later example made in the manner of such chairs.

Forms of Cromwellian chair

pluralCromwellian chairs

Questions about Cromwellian chair

What does Cromwellian chair mean?
Cromwellian chair means a kind of leather chair, studded (ornamented with nailheads), having a rectangular seat and separate rectangular back, from the time of Cromwell; a later example made in the manner of such chairs.
What part of speech is Cromwellian chair?
Cromwellian chair is a noun.
What is the plural of Cromwellian chair?
The plural of Cromwellian chair is Cromwellian chairs.

Words near Cromwellian chair in the dictionary

  1. cromulence
  2. cromulent
  3. Cromwell
  4. Cromwell's rule
  5. Cromwellian
  6. Cromwellian chair
  7. Cromwellian chairs
  8. Cromwellianism
  9. Cromwellians
  10. Cromwellite
  11. Cromwellites

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