butterfly chair

noun

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

Illustration of butterfly chair

Illustration of butterfly chair

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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

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 31 Mar. 2025.

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