Windsor chair
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Etymology
[edit]The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724.[1] There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.[2]
Noun
[edit]Windsor chair (plural Windsor chairs)
- A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.