单词 | captains-chair |
释义 | captain's chair in American English1. a hardwood armchair having a low, curved back, formed of a single rail supported by spindles, and a saddle seat 2. a bucket seat with a high back that includes a headrest, as in some vans, light trucks, etc. captain's chair in American Englishnoun a chair having a rounded back formed by a heavy rail resting upon vertical spindles and coming forward to form the arms Word origin [1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, fail-safe, on-line, synchronized swimming, taxi squadExamples of 'captain's chair' in a sentence |
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