barrel chair

noun

, U.S. Furniture.

1. an easy chair having a high, semicircular back forming a single upholstered piece with the wings or arms; tub chair.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrel chair¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Seated in a dark green barrel chair at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Goldwyn speaks animatedly about working with his best friend on his latest directorial outing and creating a heartfelt love letter to fathers and sons.

From Los Angeles Times

Seated in a dark green barrel chair at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Goldwyn speaks animatedly about working with his best friend on his latest directorial outing and creating a heartfelt love letter to fathers and sons.

From Los Angeles Times

It's been a year and a half since I spent more than five minutes inside a coffee shop, so I park myself in a Dunkin'-orange pleather barrel chair near the register.

From Salon

He still has a mystical attachment to inanimate objects, among them an aged barrel chair he once picked up in Bristol — a commode, in fact, that he covered with a fancy cushion.

From New York Times

Haskell explores local flea markets and refurbishes pieces for the store, including a pair of sling chairs from the '70s and a bright red cane-backed barrel chair from the '60s.

From Los Angeles Times