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backrests

backrests is the plural of backrest.

Meaning of backrest

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.

Questions about backrests

What is backrests the plural of?
Backrests is the plural of backrest.

Words near backrests in the dictionary

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

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