Windsor chair

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a wooden chair of many varieties, having a spindle back and legs slanting outward: common in 18th-century England and in the American colonies.

Windsor chair

noun

1. a simple wooden chair, popular in England and America from the 18th century, usually having a shaped seat, splayed legs, and a back of many spindles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Windsor chair¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Barnett’s talent is in American Windsor chairs, and he has been nationally and internationally recognized for his work.

From Washington Times

The plans for the store involved concrete structures planted in the centre of the shop, along with glazed green tiles and Windsor chairs.

From The Guardian

He has been known to cry while making Windsor chairs and describes working with his hands “as a substantial way to say ‘I love you.’

From Los Angeles Times

Mismatched Windsor chairs are anchored by a table, the set united with sea-foam paint.

From Wall Street Journal

He sat down in his father’s old arm chair and motioned me into a hard Windsor chair nearby.

From Literature