butterfly chair

noun

: a chair for lounging consisting of a cloth sling supported by a frame of metal tubing or bars

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Examples of butterfly chair in a Sentence

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Flexible furnishings, like the butterfly chairs in the living room, move around as needed. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 July 2024 The camp has dozens of furnished safari-style canvas tents, complete with down comforters on beds and leather butterfly chairs on the wooden front decks. Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024 The design by Kris Cochran features a simple mod butterfly chair and dining set that don't distract from its clean lines. Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023 Each tent is furnished with comfy beds, wool blankets, and a deck with leather butterfly chairs perfect for resting and redwood watching. Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023 The casual dining area includes a 1950s butterfly chair and a plywood-top table with industrial folding legs. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023 Black butterfly chairs by Angelucci 20th Century sit out in the sun around an above-ground fire pit that sets the sculptural stage for a cozy evening by firelight. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 10 Mar. 2023 Spacious tents have heated beds and private redwood platforms with leather butterfly chairs, while two communal bathhouses sport both indoor and outdoor showers and organic bath products. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023 Next to it, a butterfly chair is strategically placed underneath the shade of a towering fig tree. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of butterfly chair was in 1950

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“Butterfly chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butterfly%20chair. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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