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klis•mos
Pronunciation: (kliz'mos), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -moiPronunciation: (-moi). [key]
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.
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