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A fancy chair, the sort that would come with a set of dining room furniture except that it's just the one chair. It has arms, a high back, and leather padding. The note says only:

late 13c. as a surname, lit. "one who carves" (in some sense); see carve. In a set of dining chairs, the one with the arms, usually at the head of the table, is the carver (1927), reserved for the one who carves.