English Explanatory Dictionary

Windsor chair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

Word forms

Windsor chair Windsor chairs

Etymology

The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724. 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.

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