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Morris chair

noun

  1. a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.


Morris chair

noun

  1. an armchair with an adjustable back and large cushions


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Morris chair1

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after William Morris

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Morris chair1

C19: named after William Morris

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Example Sentences

I sat in the library, in the morris chair, deeply immersed in the life of Nietzsche, by his sister.

Winona stretched herself out in the Morris-chair and looked provokingly comfortable and unoccupied.

"Please God," replied the Father, settling himself in the morris chair.

From this morris-chair and from his rooms at the Savoy Hotel he ruled his English realm.

This creation is a tall, cadaverous individual, who sits on the small of his back in a morris-chair and smokes a pipe.

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