basket chair

a wicker chair the arms of which are a forward continuation of the back.

Origin of basket chair

First recorded in 1625–35

She was glad to lie back in Mrs. Cartwright's basket-chair and to draw a long breath.

The Disturbing Charm |Berta Ruck
He moved his basket-chair a few feet further back into the deep, cool shade of the cedar tree.

The Yellow House |E. Phillips Oppenheim
She got up from the basket-chair in which she had been sitting, and her voice to herself sounded strangely loud and unregulated.

Good Old Anna |Marie Belloc Lowndes
She had already placed a basket-chair by the fire ready for her patient, and now gently but firmly led Milly to it.

The Invader |Margaret L. Woods

Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the Diario.

Kit Musgrave's Luck |Harold Bindloss

basket chair

a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair