Berbicen.
/bəˈbiːs/ A type of long chair (see quots.).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun]
reclinatoryc1425
crabat1483
coucha1500
daybed1597
squab1664
repose1685
settee1716
sofa1717
long chair1750
duchesse1794
canapé1795
chaise-longue1800
sultane1803
chaise lounge1807
lounge1830
dormeuse1865
takht1884
méridienne1925
Berbice1951
lounger1964
1951 E. Mittelholzer Shadows move among Them ii. ii. 172 An easy chair provided with long projecting arms for resting one's outstretched legs (a Berbice chair, he had heard it called).
1959 A. Glyn I can take it All xiii. 241 Berbice chairs—the ones with long wooden extensions in the arms for you to hitch your legs over.
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