wing chair

or winged chair

noun

1. a large upholstered chair having a back with wings.

wing chair

noun

1. an easy chair having wings on each side of the back

Word History and Origins

Origin of wing chair¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Henderson has a low, armless sofa with a soft bench cushion in his own living room, which he put next to a wing chair.

From Seattle Times

There were various other wooden chairs and rockers for the rest of the family to sit in, but only Aunt Rose sat in that brown leather wing chair.

From Literature

More and more often, I settle into a shabby, cat-clawed wing chair with the day’s newspapers and periodically snort “Harrumph!” or grumble that the world is going to hell in a handbasket.

From Washington Post

He looked snug in a blue wing chair in a corner of his house.

From New York Times

He was standing against a backdrop of leather-bound books, a globe, a vintage chandelier and what looked like a leather wing chair.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• bench
• chair
• couch