folding chair

a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.

Origin of folding chair

First recorded in 1670–80

The Virgin is seated in a folding-chair which is familiar in fifteenth-century art.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
There are two camp-beds in the small sleeping-place, and a washstand and a folding-chair.

The Dop Doctor |Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
She spoke gaily, made him sit down in a folding-chair, and insisted on putting a soft cushion at his back.

The Garden Of Allah |Robert Hichens
He sat down in the folding-chair, and whistled noiselessly for a time.

The War in the Air |Herbert George Wells

In order to sit down beside the young lady he needed a folding-chair.

Sarrasine |Honore de Balzac