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ladder-back chair - a chair with a ladder-back

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"

ladder-back - the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats

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And, perhaps in a marked shift, we have all begun to show a stronger appreciation for our heritage, which means it's a pleasure to feel the ANTIQUES contours of a ladder-back chair that has been used for more than a century, or to enjoy its colour and patina.

Brown... but not out; After years in the wilderness, statement furniture pieces are making a comeback

He sat down in the homemade ladder-back chair by the stone fireplace, lit his pipe and smiled.

Sundays with Grandpa

A man's genitals were tied with a ribbon to furniture, naked women executed ersatz humping movements near a ladder-back chair, and there was a lot of gleefully trashy behavior, much of it in the nude.

Renegades in birthday suits: experimental dancers get naked

STARK: Bedroom, left, dining room, above, and reception, right all use dark and light; ELEGANT: Stairs; HIGH TEA: The kitchen with its ladder-back chair replicas and, left, the exterior; Pictures: KARL ZALDATS

Interiors: Mac the cutting edge

Before beginning, we talked of the family tradition of Raggedy Ann and Andy, while the dolls themselves sat on a small old fashioned ladder-back chair at the front of the room.

Raggedy portraits

It's going to feature the biggest ladder-back chair in the world.

A comedian taking some time off in loo; Rich Hall tells Terry Grimley why you can get more Brits into a room and why furniture design will be the new rock 'n' roll

Uncle RV was friends with the owner and he would stop by to join some of the local boys who sat on ladder-back chairs as they solved the world's problems.

Solving the problems of the world