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2. Stool (seat) - Wikipedia

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   The origins of stools are obscure, but they are known to be one of the earliest forms of wooden furniture. [1] [need quotation to verify] The ancient Egyptians used stools as seats, and later as footstools. [2] The diphros was a four-leg stool in Ancient Greece, produced in both fixed and folding versions.

3. Faldstool - Wikipedia

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   Faldstool displayed at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy Reconstruction faldstool, folded and unfolded Ecclesiastical faldstool, 1400s-1500s. Faldstool (from the O.H. Ger. falden or falten, "to fold," and stuol, Mod. Ger. Stuhl, "stool"; from the medieval Latin faldistolium derived, through the old form fauesteuil, from the Mod. Fr. fauteuil) is a portable folding chair, used by a bishop when ...

4. Bar stool - Wikipedia

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   Bar stools are often made of wood or metal. There are bar stools with and without armrests, backs, and padding or upholstery on the seat surface. Bar stools can range from basic wooden designs to more complex ones with adjustable height. Extra tall and extra short are common features, as well as indoor bar stools and outdoor bar stools. Some ...

5. X-chair - Wikipedia

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   A type of folding chair with a frame like an X viewed from the front or the side originated in medieval Italy. Also known as a Savonarola or Dante chair in Italy , [ 1 ] or a Luther chair in Germany , the X-chair was a light and practical form that spread through Renaissance Europe .

6. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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   Lambing chair, a wood "box" form of winged arm chair rarely having upholstery. Storage under the seat is common as a drawer or compartment. Lawn chair, usually a light, folding chair for outdoor use on soft surfaces. The left and right legs are joined along the ground into a single foot to make a broader contact area with the ground.

7. Director's chair - Wikipedia

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   Frame of the folding stool of Guldhøj, Denmark (Nordic Bronze Age, 2nd half of 14th century B.C.) [1] Japanese traditional folding stool. A director's chair [2] [3] is a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can be ...