club chair

noun

: a deep low thickly upholstered easy chair often with rather low back and heavy sides and arms

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This isn’t your grandparents’ leather club chair. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026 The room’s symmetrical layout features two sofas opposite each other and a pair of club chairs facing the fireplace and the backyard view. Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026 Seating shouldn't be limited to club chairs and sofas. Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025 The lounge’s furniture had been softened with curvy sofas and roly-poly club chairs, but that sensation of floating above the city felt familiar. Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for club chair

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of club chair was in 1756

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“Club chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/club%20chair. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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