tub chair

noun

, English Furniture.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tub chair¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

There, a pink-upholstered tub chair from the Spanish company Munna, with long boudoir-ish silk fringe, catches the eye, as does a vintage semicircular sofa by Adrian Pearsall.

From New York Times

At the ludic, colorful Paulin retrospective at the Pompidou Center — which I saw last month, and which runs through Aug. 22 — the public can sit on one of his serpentine sofas or on several of his chairs, including his Mushroom, which looks like a windswept tub chair.

From New York Times

Polly and Eleanor carried the tub, chair, and other articles of use for the baby.

From Project Gutenberg

He buried his face in his hands and dropped into the little tub chair by the fire.

From Project Gutenberg

His wife was on the hearth-rug, with her arms spread out on the seat of the little tub chair, and her head bowed down.

From Project Gutenberg