conversation chair

noun

1

: a small upright chair with a padded top rail on the back originally designed in the 18th century for a man to sit in facing backwards astride the seat with his arms resting on the top rail

2

: a double chair designed so that two people can sit side by side but facing in opposite directions : tête-à-tête sense 2

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