Chair

A chair is a type of seat , typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics. Chairs vary in design. An armchair has armrests fixed to the seat; a recliner is upholstered and features a mechanism that lowers the chair's back and raises into place a footrest ; a rocking chair has legs fixed to two long curved slats; and a wheelchair has wheels fixed to an axis under the seat. Etymology Chair comes from the early 13th-century English word chaere , from Old French chaiere ("chair, seat, throne"), from Latin cathedra ("seat"). History The chair has been used since antiquity, although for many centuries it was a symbolic article of state and dignity rather than an arti...