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ribbonbacks

ribbonbacks is the plural of ribbonback.

Meaning of ribbonback

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

Questions about ribbonbacks

What is ribbonbacks the plural of?
Ribbonbacks is the plural of ribbonback.

Words near ribbonbacks in the dictionary

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

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