side chair
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- noun
- /saɪd tʃɛr/
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silla lateral
- He chose a sleek side chair to complement the modern decor of the living room.
- upholstered side chair
- side chair and table
- six side chairs
Examples
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The side chairs and chest combinations at the far ends of the room counterbalance each other.
Blog text (2) -
The three matching side chairs are also restorable.
Fiction book (1993) -
Clayton was in the side chair where her mother always sat.
Fiction book (1996) -
Illustration 11 has side chairs like Illustration 1 flanking a half table and chest at the far ends of the room.
Blog text (2) -
She sat in the side chair, her smile, alas, more perfunctory than his.
Fiction book (1993) -
The two priests brought the client chairs from in front of the attorney's desk, and the younger nun pulled up a side chair from a corner so they could all join the group.
Fiction book (1992) -
Additional seating (in the form of dining room side chairs, which have seats and backs, but no arms) is placed in front of the windows at both the front and back of the room.
Blog text (2) -
Two armless side chairs flanking a chest in front of the room are counterbalanced by the three-cushion sofa in the back.
Blog text (2) -
Clay's living area was lined with gilt side chairs, large Oriental pots, and armchairs upholstered in brocade.
Fiction book (1995) -
The dining room is furnished with elegant side chairs arranged around the table.
Synonyms
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A seat with a straight back and no arms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a chair positioned at the side (of a table/room)' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'side' (relating to or positioned at the side) with 'chair' (a seat). This adjective+noun composition follows a straightforward compositional pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun side chair comes from the simple image of a small chair kept at the side of a table or along a wall, rather than the main seat. That's why side chair now means a straight-backed chair with no arms used as 'extra seating'.