Definition of cogswell chair
:an upholstered easy chair with inclined back, seat cushion, thin open arms, and often cabriole front legs
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cogswell chair
noun,
often capitalized first C
cogs·well chair
variants:
or less commonly
cogswell
\ˈkägzˌwel-, -wəl-\
or
coxwell chair
\ˈkäkˌswel-, -swəl-\
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Origin and Etymology of cogswell chair
from the name Cogswell
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