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backrest

/ˈbækˌɹɛst/

backrest noun: the back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

backrest: A 3D render of a wooden chair with a black seat against a plain background
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Noun

backrest (plural backrests)

  1. The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
    • I can identify the pattern of wood grain on my chair at Mom and Dad's kitchen table, but I don't try to sketch it in my mind. For me, chairness is nonvisual; it's the feel of a seat connected to four legs and a backrest.2011, Thad Nodine, chapter 3, in Touch and Go: A Novel, [Lakewood, Colo.]: Unbridled Books, →ISBN, page 39
    Synonyms:
    back
  2. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

backrest meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi and Persian

backrest in Tamil

சாய்மானம்

backrest in Kannada

ಬೆನ್ನು ಆಧಾರ

backrest in Punjabi

backrest, support
ਪਿੱਠ piṭṭh, پٹھ piṭṭh

backrest in Persian

back piece of a chair — see also back
پشتی pošti

Synonyms of backrest

Forms of backrest

pluralbackrests

Origin of backrest

Compound of back + rest.

Questions about backrest

What does backrest mean?
Backrest means the back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
What is backrest in Tamil?
Backrest in Tamil is சாய்மானம். See Backrest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backrest?
Backrest is a noun.
How do you pronounce backrest?
Backrest is pronounced /ˈbækˌɹɛst/.
What is the plural of backrest?
The plural of backrest is backrests.

Words near backrest in the dictionary

  1. backreefs
  2. backreference
  3. backreferenced
  4. backreferences
  5. backreferencing
  6. backrest
  7. backrests
  8. backridden
  9. backride
  10. backrider
  11. backriders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backrest (page history and authors); backrest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); backrest (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); پٹھ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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