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Chair   /tʃɛr/   Listen
noun
Chair  n.  
1.
A movable single seat with a back.
2.
An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself. "The chair of a philosophical school." "A chair of philology."
3.
The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
4.
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig. "Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a chair."
5.
An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
Chair days, days of repose and age.
To put into the chair, to elect as president, or as chairman of a meeting..
To take the chair, to assume the position of president, or of chairman of a meeting.


verb
Chair  v. t.  (past & past part. chaired; pres. part. chairing)  
1.
To place in a chair.
2.
To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. (Eng.)
3.
To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he chaired the meeting.





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"Chair" Quotes from Famous Books



... being spoken for many minutes. At last he lay back in his chair with the weary air intensified which I had noticed when I told him of Mr. Spence's offer, and said in a ...
— A Romantic Young Lady • Robert Grant
... impossible that any portion of the previous conversation could have been wafted to his ears, but certain it was, that in place of a living occupant of flesh and blood, nothing but the wavering shadow of an ancient high-backed chair near the fire—which cast a faint and uncertain light through the apartment—met the eyes of the angry lieutenant. A heavy step overhead announced that he had just retired to his sleeping-room. Thus was the now ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 579 - Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 • Various
... with her eyes upon his countenance, when, in his chair opposite her father, he recalled those marvelous experiences of his. To her no man could ever possess so musical a voice, and none so perfect features and winning ways. It was young love's dream and in her heart the sacred flame was kindled and ...
— A Waif of the Mountains • Edward S. Ellis
... of the Portinari to give the formal summons that the Queen of May demanded admittance, all of which was part and parcel of the ceremonial of the pretty sport. At the same instant Dante, quitting Guido's side, advanced a little nearer to the girl, who did not descend from her chair, but sat still in her chariot as if waiting for his coming, and the little crowd of juvenals about her fluttered aside before his resolute advance, and I thought even then how strong his young face looked, and ...
— The God of Love • Justin Huntly McCarthy
... II. is reported to have reached the Papal chair by Satan's assistance. In his youth Silvester was a monk, but he deserted the monastery, and became a follower of the devil. He went to Spain in search of magical instruction. Being introduced to a Saracen philosopher ...
— The Mysteries of All Nations • James Grant


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