cane chair

cane chair
a chair, the back and seat of which are made of interlaced strips of cane.
[1690-1700]

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  • cane — [kān] n. [ME & OFr canne < It canna < L, reed, cane < Gr kanna; prob. < Assyr qanū (or Heb qaneh), tube, reed < Sumerian gin] 1. the slender, jointed, usually flexible stem of any of certain plants, as bamboo or rattan 2. any plant …   English World dictionary

  • cane-bottomed — caneˈ bottomed adjective (of a chair, etc) having a seat of interwoven cane strips • • • Main Entry: ↑cane …   Useful english dictionary

  • Can eat the arse out of a rag doll through a cane chair — be very hungry …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • can eat the arse out of a rag doll through a cane chair — Australian Slang be very hungry …   English dialects glossary

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