swivel chair

noun

: a chair that swivels on its base

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The home is impeccably comfortable, equipped with a cocooning swivel chair to take in views of the bay plus a fireplace for snug evenings on the sofa. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025 The space also includes an Ellison Studios swivel chair and Chromeo armchair, a Soho Home mirror, French milking stool, Jacques Brun photograph, Rugvista Handloom Frame wool rug, and Coordinates Floor Design by Michael Anastassiades floor lamp. Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025 Upholstered swivel barrel chair: on sale for $529 Original price: $899 This upholstered swivel chair is the perfect accent chair for your bedroom. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 The two chairs are from Haute Living, and the maroon swivel chair is My Turn, by Bensen, from Modernlink. Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swivel chair

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swivel chair was in 1860

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“Swivel chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swivel%20chair. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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swivel chair

noun
: a chair that swivels on its base
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