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  • 1rocking-chairs — ● rocking chair, rocking chairs nom masculin (anglais rocking chair, de to rock, balancer, et chair, siège) Synonyme de berceuse. ● rocking chair, rocking chairs (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais rock …

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  • 2rocking-chair — [ rɔkiŋ(t)ʃɛr ] n. m. • 1851; mot angl., de to rock « balancer » et chair « chaise » ♦ Anglic. Chaise, fauteuil à bascule que l on peut faire osciller d avant en arrière par un mouvement du corps. ⇒ berceuse. « Des touristes assis sur des rocking …

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  • 3rocking chair — rocking chairs N COUNT A rocking chair is a chair that is built on two curved pieces of wood so that you can rock yourself backwards and forwards when you are sitting in it …

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  • 4Rocking chair — A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands of wood (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs (one on the left two legs and one on the right two legs). The chair contacts with the floor at only two points,… …

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  • 5rocking chair — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rocking chair : singular rocking chair plural rocking chairs a chair that has two curved pieces under it, so that when someone sits on it they can move it backwards and forwards …

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  • 6nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs — adjective Extremely nervous …

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  • 7List of chairs — The following is a partial list of chair types, with internal or external cross references about most of the chairs.0 9The 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs are two antique chairs used by guards in the early 1800s.AThe Aalto armchair 406 was… …

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  • 8Neighborhood of Make-Believe — The Neighborhood of Make Believe is the fictional kingdom inhabited by the hand puppet characters on the children s television program Mister Rogers Neighborhood, produced from 1968 to 2001. The show s principal puppeteer is Fred Rogers himself,… …

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  • 9Chair — This article is about furniture. For other uses, see Chair (disambiguation). Vincent s Chair by Vincent van Gogh …

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  • 10Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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