: a chair of Greek design having a concavely curved back rail and curved legs
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/kliz"mos/, n., pl. klismoi /-moy/.
an ancient Greek chair, having a deep top rail curving forward from the back, and having legs curving upward and inward: imitated during various classical revivals, esp. in the early 19th century.
[ < Gk, akin to klínein to LEAN1]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.