wingback
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈwɪŋˌbæk/
:
sillón orejero
- She loves to read while curled up in her favorite wingback chair by the window.
- wingback chair
- leather wingback
- blue wingback
Examples
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Stanley's wingback chair is slipcovered in a pattern of muted colors.
Fiction book (1995) -
He was sitting in the big wingback chair beside a fireplace, watching Noreen.
Fiction book (2002) -
Before dinner, he and my mother sat on the same large, worn wingback chair in the living room.
Fiction book (2001) -
I sat on the sofa, next to the blue wingback chair.
Fiction book (2001) -
One day his wife was sitting in front of their computer, while Patrick sat in a wingback chair.
Blog text (23) -
Armand, I need three wingback chairs from the bar.
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She invited me to sit in a wingback chair near the fireplace, which I did.
Fiction book (1997) -
She sat in the wingback chair beside her bed and sipped while staring out at the night sky.
Fiction book (1998) -
Flat feet slapped across the floor until the creature stood staring up at the man who slept in the big wingback chair, his daughter in his arms.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Reverend Eldred turned from the window to set the plate of shortbread down among the tea things, then settled himself into one of the twin wingback chairs before the fire.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
2
4.4
A comfortable chair with a high back and side wings to keep you warm
How Comfortable
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Morphology
Etymology
Wingback for a chair comes from wing ('side panel') and back ('the part that supports your back and head'), because the chair has high sides that turn forward to block drafts and give head and shoulder support, making it cosy and private.