Definition of chair. Meaning of chair. Synonyms of chair

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Definition of chair

Chair
Chair Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Chairing.] 1. To place in a chair. 2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.]

Meaning of chair from wikipedia

- A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. It may...
- The electric chair is a specialized device emplo**** for carrying out capital punishment through the process of electrocution. During its use, the individual...
- The Adirondack chair is an outdoor lounge chair with wide armrests, a tall slatted back, and a seat that is higher in the front than the back. Its name...
- revolving chair is a chair with a single central leg that allows the seat to rotate 360 degrees to the left or right. A concept of a rotating chair with swivel...
- papasan chair (also called a bowl chair or oval chair) is a type of bowl-shaped chair. A papasan chair is a large rounded bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable...
- The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative ****embly...
- An X-chair (also scissors chair, Dante chair or Savonarola chair) is a chair with an X-shaped frame. It was known to have been used in Ancient Egypt,...
- Chairs are known from Ancient Egypt and have been widespread in the Western world from the Gr****s and Romans onwards. They were in common use in China...
- A bosun's chair (or boatswain's chair) is a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft. Originally just a short plank or swath...
- The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 and 1956 for the Knoll company of New York City. The designs were initially entitled the 'Pedestal...