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recliner

[ ri-klahy-ner ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that reclines.
  2. Also called reclining chair. an easy chair with a back and footrest adjustable up or down to the comfort of the user.


recliner

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a type of armchair having a back that can be adjusted to slope at various angles and, usually, a leg rest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recliner1

First recorded in 1660–70; recline + -er 1
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Maybe you remember sinking into a recliner and kicking up your feet sometime during ‘95. You grab the remote, flick over to Fox, and tune into the latest episode of “The Simpsons.”

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For two years, he left Daniel’s room untouched, but the image of the empty bed tormented him, so Puerta replaced it with two recliners.

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Blood had pooled around the recliner she was sitting in, Bell testified.

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Then he joked that next weekend he might have the venue replace the floor seats with recliners.

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He would sit in that recliner, or at a table at the back of the darkened and cavernous room, where his family now arranges a weekly place setting in his honor.

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