the.com/wing chair

means An upholstered armchair with tall wings projecting forward from the top of the backrest, originally designed to trap heat near the sitter's head and shoulders.

from The name is simply descriptive — the two projecting side panels resemble a pair of wings folded forward. The form itself dates to the late 1600s, when such chairs were sometimes called 'easy chairs,' built for sitting close to a fireplace: the high back and wings caught rising heat and blocked cold drafts and smoke from stinging the face, in an era when fireplaces were a room's only heat source. The practical function faded with central heating, but the silhouette stuck around as a mark of traditional, cozy furniture.