Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morris chair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: mor-ris chair
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of chair with a reclining back and moderately high armrests.

Example Sentences

"The Wanderlust has lured me to the seven lonely seas, / Has dumped me on the tailing-piles of dearth; / The Wanderlust has haled me from the morris chairs of ease, / Has hurled me to the ends of all the earth."

Etymology

The design was adapted by William Morris's firm, Morris & Company.

Inflected Forms

Morris chairs (plural)

Questions

What does morris chair mean?: A kind of chair with a reclining back and moderately high armrests.
Where does morris chair come from?: The design was adapted by William Morris's firm, Morris & Company.

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