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a folding act of faith between you, some canvas, and gravity's patience.
means A lightweight folding chair, usually with a wooden frame and a slung canvas or fabric seat, designed to be packed flat and carried to beaches, gardens, or — historically — ship decks.
from A plain compound of "deck" and "chair," born of the open-air decks of ocean liners and steamships, where passengers reclined in collapsible canvas seats during long voyages. "Deck" itself came into English from Middle Dutch "dec" (a covering or roof), and "chair" traces back through Old French "chaiere" to Latin "cathedra," a seat — so the humble beach companion carries, buried in its name, the same word that gives us "cathedral."
- titanic legend
- "rearranging deckchairs" became shorthand for pointless effort
- finger trap
- notorious for pinching unwary hands during setup
- british seaside
- deck attendants once charged rental fees by the hour
- naval origin
- named for the wooden decks of steamship promenades
- design icon
- the 1933 Tripolina inspired modern director's chairs
seaside deckchair — iconic striped canvas chairs used at british beaches since the 1880s, still rented at blackpool and brighton
titanic deckchair — wooden chairs from the 1912 wreck, several preserved in museums including the titanic belfast