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ribbonback

ribbonback noun: a decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.

Noun

ribbonback (plural ribbonbacks)

  1. (attributive, often) A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
    • No overstuffed chairs here; just slender, carved legs, and curved arms, ribbonbacks and French satin cushions.1982, Marjorie Eatock, Stolen Holiday, page 120
  2. A chair having this kind of back.
    • We sat in our Chippendale ribbonbacks, sipping green tea and goats' milk, with Osborne biscuits in the saucer.1940, Clifford Hornby, Shooting Without Stars, page 110

Forms of ribbonback

pluralribbonbacks

Origin of ribbonback

From ribbon + back.

Questions about ribbonback

What does ribbonback mean?
Ribbonback means a decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
What part of speech is ribbonback?
Ribbonback is a noun.
What is the plural of ribbonback?
The plural of ribbonback is ribbonbacks.

Words near ribbonback in the dictionary

  1. ribbon wires
  2. ribbon worm
  3. ribbon worms
  4. ribbon-tailed astrapia
  5. ribbon-tailed astrapias
  6. ribbonback
  7. ribbonbacks
  8. ribboned
  9. ribboner
  10. ribboners
  11. ribbonfish

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