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Meanings of armchair in English

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Usage of armchair in English
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Max took the armchair on the left of the fireplace; while No.
Okewood of the Secret Service
2
He stretched in the red armchair and flung an arm round her.
Gone to Earth
3
And looking over the balustrade, I saw Euphrosyne sitting in the armchair.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
4
Georges had passed the night on an armchair in the drawing room.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
5
Then he sat in the armchair with his back to the door.
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
6
Sammy Brown sat comfortably in the leather armchair by the open window.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
7
The widow loaded the guns while Tamas sat quietly in an armchair.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
8
She sat down rather stiffly in the straight-backed armchair beside the fire.
Three Soldiers
9
On the following evening she sat in her armchair watching the clock.
Evelyn Innes
10
Nicol Brinn turned and bowed in the direction of a large armchair.
Fire-Tongue
11
When I got back I found Howard half asleep in the armchair.
To-morrow?
12
Barbara Mackwayte sat in the big black armchair, facing the black-curtained window.
Okewood of the Secret Service
13
The little princess lay in the armchair, Mademoiselle Bourienne chafing her temples.
War and Peace
14
Father sat in the big armchair with one of its arms gone.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
15
He had been spared the slow decay of faculties in armchair reminiscence.
Over the Pass
16
The armchair being occupied, M. Fauchelevent was obliterated; and nothing was lacking.
Les Misérables
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
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