Furniture

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 article for ordinary use. "The chair" is still used as the emblem of authority