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Chair
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<p>A chair is a type of <a href="/facts/Seat/Jha1rPBL">seat</a>, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. It may be made of <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">wood</a>, <a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">metal</a>, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or <a href="/facts/Upholstery/nHeTqDfz">upholstered</a> in various colors and fabrics. </p><p>Chairs vary in design. An armchair has armrests fixed to the seat; a <a href="/facts/Recliner/EkR2usHM">recliner</a> is upholstered and features a mechanism that lowers the chair's back and raises into place a <a href="/facts/Footstool/jgxIHsDo">footrest</a>; a <a href="/facts/Rocking_chair/wfHdg6Yp">rocking chair</a> has legs fixed to two long curved slats; and a <a href="/facts/Wheelchair/C9e8o0xT">wheelchair</a> has wheels fixed to an axis under the seat. </p>