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armchairs


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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armchairs

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Term applied to a wide variety of chairs with arms, to distinguish them from side chairs which have no arms.

Variations

arm chairs

chairs, armed

chaises a bras

chairs, arm

chairs, arming

armchair

chaises à bras

fauteuils

fauteuil

armed chairs

arming chairs

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