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dante chair — ˈdantē , ˈdän noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Dante Alighieri : a folding X shaped chair of Italian Renaissance style having heavy curved legs and arms and cloth or leather seat and back * * * Italian Furniture. a chair of the… … Useful english dictionary
Dante (disambiguation) — Dante or Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) was a 13th–14th century Florentine poet. DANTE is Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe, a computer networking organisation Dante may also refer to: Dante (crater), a lunar crater Dante (horse), a… … Wikipedia
X-chair — Cross framed chair in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence An X chair (also scissors chair, Dante chair, or Savonarola chair) is a chair with X shaped frame. It was known in Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece … Wikipedia
scissors chair — a chair, as a Dante or Savonarola chair, having transverse pairs of crossed legs supporting the seat and arms. * * * also called X chair , Savonarola chair , or Dante chair chair supported by two crossed and curved supports either at… … Universalium
Curule chair — According to Livy the curule chair originated in Etruria, and it has been used on surviving Etruscan monuments to identify magistrates, [Thomas Schäfer, Imperii insignia: Sella Curulis und fasces. Zur Repräsentation römischer Magistrate , (Mainz) … Wikipedia
savonarola chair — ˌsavə]nəˈrōlə , səˌvä] noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Girolamo Savonarola died 1498 Italian religious reformer : a folding X shaped chair of Italian Renaissance style that has interlaced curved slats pivoted at their… … Useful english dictionary
X-chair — noun A folding chair with an X shaped frame. Syn: Dante chair, Luther chair … Wiktionary
Savonarola chair — Italian Furniture. a chair of the Renaissance having a number of transverse pairs of curved legs, crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back. Cf. Dante chair. [1915 20; after G. SAVONAROLA] * * * … Universalium
scissors chair — noun : savonarola chair * * * a chair, as a Dante or Savonarola chair, having transverse pairs of crossed legs supporting the seat and arms … Useful english dictionary
Péché de chair — Luxure La Luxure representée par Pieter Bruegel … Wikipédia en Français
