Eames chair

A trademark for a functional chair, originally of molded plywood, with seat and back pieces contoured to the human body.

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Eames chair - a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body

chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

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