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单词 reading chair
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reading chair


noun

a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.

Origin of reading chair

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby reading chair

readies, readily, read in, readiness, reading, reading chair, reading desk, reading group, reading notice, reading room, reading week
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Example sentences from the Web for reading chair

  • Ada had turned so pale that he made her sit down in his reading-chair and sat beside her.

    Bleak House|Charles Dickens
  • In one corner was the reading-chair in which Mr. Burnett used to sit.

    Vain Fortune|George Moore
  • I threw myself in my reading-chair, and gazed around me with pleasure.

    The Seaboard Parish, Complete|George MacDonald
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