"wing chair" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wing chairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wing chair (plural wing chairs)
  1. A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught Wikipedia link: wing chair Categories (topical): Chairs Synonyms: ear chair, grandfather chair, wingback chair Translations (chair): fauteuil à oreilles [masculine] (French), bergère [feminine] (French), Ohrensessel [masculine] (German), ørelappstol [masculine] (Norwegian), berżera [feminine] (Polish), öronlappsfåtölj (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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