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Windsor chair

Windsor chair noun: a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

windsor chair: a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed...
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Noun

Windsor chair (plural Windsor chairs)

  1. A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

Forms of Windsor chair

pluralWindsor chairs

Origin of Windsor chair

The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.

Questions about Windsor chair

What does Windsor chair mean?
Windsor chair means a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.
What part of speech is Windsor chair?
Windsor chair is a noun.
What is the plural of Windsor chair?
The plural of Windsor chair is Windsor chairs.

Words near Windsor chair in the dictionary

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  4. Windsor blue
  5. Windsor blues
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  8. Windsor County
  9. Windsor Downs
  10. Windsor knot
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