balloon back
noun
A rounded chair back which tapers to the seat to form a balloon shape, a design popular during the Victorian age; (also) a chair with such a back; chiefly attributive, as balloon-back chair, etc.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Daily Gleaner.
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