Difference between wing chair and armchair

Solution 1:

A wing chair has 'wings' up the side, originally intended to shield the sitter's torso and head from drafts. In these days of central heating the wings are just a 'design element'.

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Solution 2:

I've never head of a "wing chair". I think that might be more technical term, that you would use in a furniture store, but nowhere else.

"Armchair" is much more common.