Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An adjustable frame designed to enable invalids to sit up in bed. Also called chair-bed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.

Etymologies

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bed +‎ chair

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Examples

  • In Agelmar's private garden, under a thick bower dotted with white blossoms, Moiraine shifted on her bedchair.

    The Eye of the World Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1990

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