SLEEPY HOLLOW CHAIR

Meaning of SLEEPY HOLLOW CHAIR in English

U.S. Furniture.

an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.

[ 1835-45; after Sleepy Hollow, New York ]

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SLEEPY HOLLOW CHAIR — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun Usage: usually capitalized S&H Etymology: from Sleepy Hollow, valley near Tarrytown, N.Y. : a deep upholstered chair designed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEPY HOLLOW CHAIR — ист кресло "Слипи-холлоу" Кресло-качалка с высокой спинкой; вид американской мебели, популярный в середине XIX в. см тж Adirondack chair, Eames chair, Jefferson chair
SLEEPY HOLLOW CHAIR — ист. кресло "Слипи-холлоу" Кресло-качалка с высокой спинкой; вид американской мебели, популярный в середине XIX в.См. тж. Adirondack chair, Eames chair, …
HOLLOW — I. ˈhä(ˌ)lō, -_lə often -_ləw+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English holwe, holg, holh, from holg, holh hole, den, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIR — I. ˈche(ə)r, -a(a)(ə)r, -eə, -a(a)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chayere, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, …
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SLEEPY — ˈslēpe, -pi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English slepy, from slep sleep + -y 1. a. (1) : having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEPY — (n.) Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.
Английский словарь Webster
SLEEPY — (n.) Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (a.) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
Английский словарь Webster
HOLLOW — (a.) Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; …
Английский словарь Webster
SLEEPY — ( n. ) Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEPY — ( n. ) Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( a. ) Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEPY — — sleepily , adv. — sleepiness , n. /slee"pee/ , adj., sleepier, sleepiest . 1. ready or inclined to sleep; …
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HOLLOW — — hollowly , adv. — hollowness , n. /hol"oh/ , adj., hollower, hollowest , n., v., adv. adj. 1. having …
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CHAIR — — chairless , adj. /chair/ , n. 1. a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLLOW — I. ˈhä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow — more at hole Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAIR — I. ˈcher noun Etymology: Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLEEPY — adjective ( sleep·i·er ; -est ) Date: 13th century 1. a. : ready to fall asleep b. : of, relating …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLEEPY — noun dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. 2. sleepy ·noun drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. 3. sleepy ·noun characterized by …
Webster English vocab
HOLLOW — vt to urge or call by shouting. 2. hollow ·interj hollo. 3. hollow ·adj depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken. 4. hollow …
Webster English vocab
CHAIR — vt to place in a chair. 2. chair ·noun a movable single seat with a back. 3. chair ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SLEEPY — [sleepy] adj sleep.i.er ; -est (13c) 1 a: ready to fall asleep b: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLLOW — [hollow] n (bef. 12c) 1: an unfilled space: cavity, hole 2: a depressed or low part of a surface; esp: …
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CHAIR — [chair] n [ME chaiere, fr. OF, fr. L cathedra, fr. Gk kathedra, fr. kata- cata- + hedra seat--more at sit] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIR — seat with a back, intended for one person. It is one of the most ancient forms of furniture, dating from …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOLLOW — hollow BrE AmE ˈhɒl əʊ AmE \ ˈhɑːl oʊ ▷ hollow|ed d ▷ hollow|ing ɪŋ ▷ hollow|ly li ▷ hollow|ness …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLEEPY — / ˈsliːpi; NAmE / adjective ( sleep·ier , sleepi·est ) 1. needing sleep; ready to go to sleep SYN drowsy …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLLOW — / ˈhɒləʊ; NAmE ˈhɑːloʊ/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective 1. having a hole or empty space inside : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — / tʃeə(r); NAmE tʃer/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of furniture for one person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEPY — sleep ‧ y /ˈsliːpi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative sleepier , superlative sleepiest ) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLLOW — I. hol ‧ low 1 /ˈhɒləʊ $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: holh 'hole, hollow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIR — I. chair 1 S1 W2 /tʃeə $ tʃer/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLEEPY — adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1 drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2 lacking activity or bustle (a sleepy little …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEEPY — adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1 drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2 lacking activity or bustle (a sleepy little …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAIR — n. & v. n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEPY — adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1. drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2 lacking activity or bustle (a sleepy little …
Oxford English vocab
HOLLOW — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1. a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a …
Oxford English vocab
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1. a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Oxford English vocab
SLEEPY — ( sleepier, sleepiest) 1. If you are sleepy , you are very tired and are almost asleep. I was beginning …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLLOW — ( hollows, hollowing, hollowed) 1. Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — ( chairs, chairing, chaired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A chair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEPY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES quiet/sleepy (= one where there is not a lot of activity ) ▪ Downham was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a false/empty/hollow promise (= one that will not be kept ) ▪ I didn’t …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bath chair beach chair chair a committee (= be the person in charge of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLEEPY — [adjective] -ier, -iestIf you are sleepy you are tired and want to sleep.I had two glasses of wine at lunch …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAIR — Synonyms and related words : Eames chair, Hitchcock chair, TV chair, administer, administrate, anoint, armchair, armless chair, authority, ax, back …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEPY — Much worn: the cloth of your coat must be extremely sleepy, for it has not had a nap this long …
Slang English vocab
CHAIR — I. noun 1 piece of furniture ⇨ See also ↑ armchair ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable , comfy ( informal ), cushioned …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLEEPY — adj. 25B6; adjective she felt very sleepy : DROWSY, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, asleep on one's feet; lethargic, sluggish, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLLOW — n. 25B6; adjective each fibre has a hollow core : EMPTY, void, unfilled, vacant. hollow cheeks : SUNKEN, deep-set, concave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAIR — n. 25B6; noun he sat down on a chair : SEAT. See list. the chair of the committee. : See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEPY — adj. 1 drowsy, somnolent, tired, nodding, dozy, lethargic, torpid, slumberous, sluggish, oscitant; weary, fatigued, exhausted, Colloq dead on one's feet, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOLLOW — adj. 1 vacant, empty, void, unfilled A hollow space in the wall concealed a secret passage 2 sunken, concave, indented, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHAIR — n. 1 seat, armchair, stool, bench, easy chair, rocking-chair He offered me a chair so I sat down 2 throne, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLEEPY — прил. 1) сонный, засыпающий to feel sleepy ≈ чувствовать сонливость She was still tired and sleepy when we woke her. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLLOW — 1. сущ. 1) а) полость, пустое пространство (внутри чего-л.) б) впадина, углубление в) выемка, яма ∙ Syn : cavity 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIR — 1. сущ. 1) стул; кресло to take a chair ≈ садиться camp chair, folding chair ≈ складной стул easy chair …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEEPY — sleepy.ogg ʹsli:pı a 1. сонный sleepy tone look - сонный голос взгляд sleepy town village - сонный городок -ая деревушка …
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