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/fˈoʊldɪŋ tʃɛr/ Listen

noun

Folding n.

The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. "The lower foldings of the vest."

(Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.

Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc.

Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair.

Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.

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Etymology of 'Folding chair'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... assistance, as we treated them very liberally: for instance, the materials for our new hut cost eight dollars, but we spent fourteen dollars in feasting those who had assisted us. We had now seven feet of ground each, the table could be placed in the centre, and the folding chair offered to a visitor. Mr. Rassam had tried, with success, to whitewash the interior of his hut with a kind of soft white yellowish sandstone, that could be obtained in the vicinity of the Amba; we, therefore, also put our ...

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