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/fˈoʊldɪŋ tʃɛr/ Listen

noun

Folding n.

The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. "The lower foldings of the vest."

(Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.

Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc.

Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair.

Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.

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Etymology of 'Folding chair'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Folding chair" Quotes from Famous Books

... Hazel found plenty of room on the broad-cushioned seat, while Jack decided that he wouldn't mind in the least sitting down on the floor beside Cora, who had the folding chair. ...

— The Motor Girls Through New England - or, Held by the Gypsies • Margaret Penrose

... splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth. The wheel turned impotently; and, absent-minded, John Woolfolk locked it. He dropped his long form on a carpet-covered folding chair near by. He was tired. His sailor, Poul Halvard, moved about with a noiseless and swift efficiency; he rolled and cased the jib, and then, with a handful of canvas stops, secured and covered the mainsail ...

— Wild Oranges • Joseph Hergesheimer

... assistance, as we treated them very liberally: for instance, the materials for our new hut cost eight dollars, but we spent fourteen dollars in feasting those who had assisted us. We had now seven feet of ground each, the table could be placed in the centre, and the folding chair offered to a visitor. Mr. Rassam had tried, with success, to whitewash the interior of his hut with a kind of soft white yellowish sandstone, that could be obtained in the vicinity of the Amba; we, therefore, also put our ...

— A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia - With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, - His Country and People • Henry Blanc

... turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof. She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and ...

— The Sisters-In-Law • Gertrude Atherton