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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

Roldan was the best man for his youngest brother Alex, a Sounders right wingback who married his high school sweetheart earlier this month.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

After playing quarterback in high school, Gary moved to wingback at Angelo State University, in San Angelo, Texas, graduating in 1971.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Vivian turns on two lamps and settles Molly in a red wingback.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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