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farthingale chair

farthingale chair noun: an armless chair with a wide seat covered in usually high-quality fabric and fitted with a cushion. The backrest is an upholstered panel, with legs that are straight and rectangular.

Noun

farthingale chair (plural farthingale chairs)

  1. An armless chair with a wide seat covered in usually high-quality fabric and fitted with a cushion. The backrest is an upholstered panel, with legs that are straight and rectangular.

Forms of farthingale chair

pluralfarthingale chairs

Origin of farthingale chair

Named in England, probably in the 19th century, for its ability to accommodate the exceptionally wide-hooped skirts fashionable of the time. See farthingale.

Questions about farthingale chair

What does farthingale chair mean?
Farthingale chair means an armless chair with a wide seat covered in usually high-quality fabric and fitted with a cushion. The backrest is an upholstered panel, with legs that are straight and rectangular.
What part of speech is farthingale chair?
Farthingale chair is a noun.
What is the plural of farthingale chair?
The plural of farthingale chair is farthingale chairs.

Words near farthingale chair in the dictionary

  1. farthing dips
  2. farthing loaf
  3. farthing loaves
  4. Farthing Street
  5. farthingale
  6. farthingale chair
  7. farthingale chairs
  8. farthingales
  9. farthingdale
  10. farthingdales
  11. farthingdeal

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