swivel chair

noun

: a chair that swivels on its base

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Upholstered swivel barrel chair: on sale for $529 Original price: $899 This upholstered swivel chair is the perfect accent chair for your bedroom. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 The two chairs are from Haute Living, and the maroon swivel chair is My Turn, by Bensen, from Modernlink. Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025 Right Now Floating shelves, bar carts, and swivel chairs are just a few of the hot ticket items at Wayfair’s Presidents Day sale. Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Romanek opened up her Hollywood design studio for the dinner party, and decked it out with the collection’s gorgeous chocolate brown velvet Malibu Grande sofa, cream boucle Bel Air swivel chairs, Coastline credenza, Beachwood wicker table lamps and more. Booth Moore, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swivel chair

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swivel chair was in 1860

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“Swivel chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swivel%20chair. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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swivel chair

noun
: a chair that swivels on its base
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