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wingback

[wing-bak] / ˈwɪŋˌbæk /


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Velvet wingback chairs flank a fireplace and a stained-glass window obscures the parking lot outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

For a small reading nook, Conner recommends a wingback chair or chaise lounge for the ultimate cozy seating.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Tucked into plush wingback chairs, we were handed the drinks menu.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

Miss Larsen and I sit in the wingback chairs.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline