straight chair

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straight chair

(Furniture) a straight-backed side chair

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straight chair - a straight-backed chair without arms

side chair

chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

rung, stave, round - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

splat - a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair

Windsor chair - straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles

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"They know," interrupted the little man crisply, leaning against the straight chair back, which rose higher than his fragile head.

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Leg extensions can also be done in a straight chair. Sit back and gradually extend one leg out until your knee is straight and parallel to the floor.

Light weights as effective as heavier weights for strength training: lifting less weight more times, to the point of fatigue, is the trick, study says

In his sage-colored pants and jacket, white shirt with no tie, he appears as bland as the room, which is empty but for a straight chair and a sign with an arrow pointing to the left.

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One of her most memorable discursions saw her hold forth on the locations of encounters past: "Best I ever had was in a straight chair in a country chateau outside Paris, France!!!!" A persistent optimism came through in those ribald, fearless posts.

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It can work sitting up in a straight chair, but not a La-Z-Boy chair.

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As a widow, she is missing love in the present; but she also misses out on love in the future, when the possibility of developing a friendship with a young American fizzles out, and reflects on her loss of love in the past, as she spends her days sitting on a straight chair, gazing out into her garden, and remembering happier times.