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Meaning of "wing chair" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WING CHAIR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WING CHAIR

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Wing chair is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WING CHAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wing chair

A wing chair is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" mounted to the back of the chair, typically, but not always, stretching down to the arm rest. The purpose of the "wings" was to enclose the head or torso areas of the body in order to provide comfortable protection from drafts, and to trap the heat from a fireplace in the area where the person would be sitting. Hence, in historic times these are often used near a fireplace. Currently most examples of wing chairs are fully upholstered with exposed wood legs, but, many of the oldest wing chair examples have an exposed frame with padded cushions at the seat, arm rests, back and sometimes wings. Though there are many types of wing chairs, there are two standard wing styles - the flat wing and the scroll wing. There are also bat wings and butterfly wings just to name a few. The length, depth, vertical position and shape of the wings may vary from chair to chair.

Definition of wing chair in the English dictionary

The definition of wing chair in the dictionary is an easy chair having wings on each side of the back.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WING CHAIR

wing
wing and wing
wing back
wing beat
wing bow
wing case
wing collar
wing commander
wing covert
wing flap
wing it
wing loading
wing mirror
wing nut
wing shot
wing three-quarter
wing tip
wing-case
wing-footed
wing-forward

WORDS THAT END LIKE WING CHAIR

armchair
bedchair
camp chair
camping chair
chair
dining chair
director´s chair
easy chair
electric chair
hair
high chair
highchair
in the chair
pushchair
rocking chair
Silverchair
swivel chair
take the chair
the chair
the electric chair
wheelchair

Synonyms and antonyms of wing chair in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wing chair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WING CHAIR

Find out the translation of wing chair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wing chair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wing chair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翼椅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sillón de orejas
570 millions of speakers

English

wing chair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विंग कुर्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرسي الجناح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крыло стул
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poltrona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উইং চেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bergère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerusi sayap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ohrensessel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィングチェア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

날개 의자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swiwi wing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghế cánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விங் நாற்காலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विंग चेअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanat sandalyesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poltrona
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krzesło skrzydło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крило стілець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scaun aripa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτέρυγα καρέκλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vleuel stoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vinge stol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ørelappstol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wing chair

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WING CHAIR»

The term «wing chair» is normally little used and occupies the 110.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WING CHAIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wing chair

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WING CHAIR»

Discover the use of wing chair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wing chair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Upholstery Basics
The upholstery steps required for a wing chair include techniques used in both the overstuffed chair and the Lawson-style chair. Wing chairs generally have curved pullover inside backs, upholstered in the same manner as the overstuffed  ...
Cowles Creative Publishing Creative Publishing international Singer Sewing Reference Library, Creative Publishing Editors, 1997
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Complete Step-by-Step Upholstery
... chaise longue 134 chesterfield 150 classic armchair 1 10 deep-buttoned stool 68 drop-arm sofa 1 42 overstuffed chair 60 overstuffed seat 52 pin-cushion seat 44 re-covering upholstery 92-3 tub chair 126 wing chair 1 18 see a/so furniture, ...
David Sowle, Ruth Dye, 2005
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Old House Interiors
CLOCKWISE: (from top left) A low, slung-back wing chair from Scalamandre; Hickory Chair's Philadelphia-style Queen Anne chair with cabriole legs; Baker's high-backed Irish wing chair with turned stretchers and Braganza splayed feet.
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Making Antique Furniture Reproductions: Instructions and ...
... outline the toes and complete them after most of the ball has been formed. Horizontal lines should be drawn around Fig. 1. Chippendale Upholstered Wing Chair. designed AND BUILT BY THE AUTHOR. (Fig. 12), and the inside of the wings.
Franklin H. Gottshall, 1994
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Upholstery
... chaise longue 1 34 chesterfield 150 classic armchair 110 deep-buttoned stool 68 drop-arm sofa 1 42 overstuffed chair 60 overstuffed seat 52 pin-cushion seat 44 re-covering upholstery 92-3 tub chair 1 26 wing chair 1 18 see a/so furniture, ...
David Sowle, Ruth Dye, 2005
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Measured Drawings of Early American Furniture
WING CHAIR "/ cannot help suspecting that the more elegance, the less virtue, in all times and countries. * * If I had pott-er, I would exclude from America all gold, silver, and precious stones, alabaster, marble, silk, velvet, and lace." — John ...
Burl Neff Osburn, Bernice B. Osburn, 1926
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Antiques 101: A Crash Course in Everything Antique
So now you understand how Queen Anne style wing chairs successfully and stylishly combined beauty, utility and comfort. Although the wing chair's discreet purpose has been replaced by modern plumbing (which proves there are indeed  ...
Frank Farmer Loomis IV, 2005
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Antiques 101: A Crash Course in Everything Antique
So now you understand how Queen Anne style wing chairs successfully and stylishly combined beauty, utility and comfort. Although the wing chair's discreet purpose has been replaced by modern plumbing (which proves there are indeed  ...
Frank Farmer Loomis, 2005
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The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
During this period the wing chair, or easy chair as it was then called, was introduced to the colonies (Fig. 142). No more completely comfortable chair has ever been devised: its frame is padded on four sides and its “wings” both ward off drafts ...
Marshall B. Davidson, Elizabeth Stillinger, 1985
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The Complete Photo Guide to Slipcovers, Pillows, and Bedding
What you need to knoW The basic instructions for slipcovering a wing chair are the same as for the club chair slipcover shown on page 52, with a few modifications for the wings of the chair. This slipcover is designed with a center back button ...
Karen Erickson, Carol Zentgraf, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WING CHAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wing chair is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is Restoration Hardware trying too hard? Watch these CEO videos.
And each one features Friedman, tanned and pensive in a khaki sweater vest, sitting in the same wing chair and talking to the camera with his fingers perched in ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Chair-ity auction to benefit Good Cheer
Repurpose or build a chair with a theme to be auctioned off online and the ... or put an oil painting on the back of a Victoria-era wing chair — anything goes. «South Whidbey Record, May 15»
3
A Wing Chair That's...a Bed?
Since the late 17th century, one of the most reliable refuges has been the high-backed wing chair with its draft-shielding side panels, a classic English form that's ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
4
Expansion of Bulls Head in Lititz re-creates English pubs
The Bulls Head owner, who hails from Liverpool of Beatles fame, can most often be found in a tufted leather wing chair in a cozy corner of the new lounge. «LancasterOnline, Aug 14»
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Tips on refurbishing old furniture to give it a new lease on life
It will be the finishing touch on a newly upholstered chair waiting to be sent home. Her crew ... The other deconstructs a large 1940s wing chair. It's always ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Aug 14»
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Royal, luxurious Wing Chair comes to the capital
ISLAMABAD: With a palatial lawn decked with fairy lights and a red carpet rolled out, the Wing Chair launch arrived with a bang in the capital city. Residents of ... «The Express Tribune, Dec 12»
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Wing Chairs
“They're great at a fireplace,” said Kerry Joyce, a Los Angeles-based interior designer who often uses wing chairs in his work, and who designed one called the ... «New York Times, Mar 12»
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Collector's fancy takes flight with Queen Anne wing chair
All I could do was stare, because I knew it was a period walnut Queen Anne wing chair. There were other wing chairs scattered throughout the shop, but they ... «SILive.com, Jan 12»
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Ranch-N-Roll turns the old wing chair into a rocker
The wing chair is a theme with variations popping up everywhere these days: bright seats covered in Dutch wax fabric at Anthropologie, muslin-clad domed ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 11»
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Refurbishing an old wing chair creates a high end look for less.
I have been crushing over the Chelsea wing chair from Williams- Sonoma Home lately. Since I have decided to use mostly reused furniture for our home ... «AnnArbor.com, Nov 10»

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