Meaning & use

papasan

noun·Everyday

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A large, round, bowl-shaped chair with a deep cushioned seat, typically set in a curved wooden frame.

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She curled up with a book in the papasan chair by the window.

The dorm room's only comfortable seat was a worn papasan in the corner.

A note on using this word

Papasan is nearly always used in the phrase 'papasan chair'; a smaller matching version is sometimes called a mamasan chair.

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