Complete Definition of "armchair"

Image:Avisse-armchair-Getty.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An armchair.
English

Pronunciation
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Noun
armchair (plural: armchairs)

  1. A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

#* 1928: w:A._A._Milne|A. A. Milne, w:The_House_at_Pooh_Corner|The House at Pooh Corner
#*: ...when he suddenly saw Piglet sitting in his best armchair he could only stand there rubbing his head and wondering whose house he was in.

Translations
trans-top|A chair with supports for the arms or elbows
Czech: k�eslo n
Finnish: nojatuoli
German: Armsessel m, Fauteuil m, Polstersessel m, Polsterstuhl m, Sessel m
Italian: poltrona f
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Korean: �걸��� palgeori uija
Polish: fotel
Russian: к�е�ло (kréslo) n
Scottish Gaelic: cathair mhòr f, cathair ghàirdeanach, cathair-uilne f, suidheachan mòr m
Spanish: sillón m
Swedish: fåtölj
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See also
arm
chair
couch
furniture

Adjective
armchair
#Remote from actual involvement
#: These days I'm an armchair detective

Category:Chairs
Category:Furniture

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