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windsor chair

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
wind-sor chair
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

Etymology

The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.

Inflected Forms

Windsor chairs (plural)

Questions

What does windsor chair mean?
A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.
Where does windsor chair come from?
The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.

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