elbow chair
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A large map and a portrait of Colonel Pyncheon were conspicuous on the walls, and beneath the portrait sat the colonel himself in an elbow chair, with a pen in his hand.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
Who answered, that she was dozing in the elbow chair, having refused to lie down, saying, she should soon, she hoped, lie down for good.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Samuel Richardson
A very beautiful, large, white cat, took possession of Dr. Sinclair's kneee, the moment he seated himself in his elbow chair by the fire-side.
From Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Frances Bowyer Vaux
Governor Winthrop, upon the elevated dais, in his elbow chair, presides, while, ranged around the central table, is a full attendance of the Assistants.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams
Grandfather paused a moment; for he felt as if it might be irreverent to introduce the hallowed shade of Washington into a history, where an ancient elbow chair occupied the most prominent place.
From True Stories of History and Biography by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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