Dictionary

backrest en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbækˌɹɛst/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Compound of back + rest.

Meanings

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:
2. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

Forms

Synonyms

back

Translations (40)

da rygstøtte (back piece of a chair — see also back) · lv atzveltne (back piece of a chair — see also back) · sv ryggstöd (back piece of a chair — see also back) · ro spătar (back piece of a chair — see also back) · pdt Rigjlän (back piece of a chair — see also back) · sk operadlo (back piece of a chair — see also back) · zza phastek (back piece of a chair — see also back) · pt espaldar (back piece of a chair — see also back) · nl rugleuning (back piece of a chair — see also back) · sk opierka (back piece of a chair — see also back) · uk спи́нка (back piece of a chair — see also back) · hu háttámla (back piece of a chair — see also back) · da ryglæn (back piece of a chair — see also back) · fi välituki (guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe) · da rygstød (back piece of a chair — see also back) · es respaldo (back piece of a chair — see also back) · nb ryggstø (back piece of a chair — see also back) · is bak (back piece of a chair — see also back) · ota آرقهلق (back piece of a chair — see also back) · is bakfjöl (back piece of a chair — see also back) · cmn 靠背 (back piece of a chair — see also back) · ru спи́нка (back piece of a chair — see also back) · he מִסְעָד (back piece of a chair — see also back) · tr arkalık (back piece of a chair — see also back) · es respaldar (back piece of a chair — see also back) · cs opěradlo (back piece of a chair — see also back) · ja 背もたれ (back piece of a chair — see also back) · it schienale (back piece of a chair — see also back) · is bakstoð (back piece of a chair — see also back) · es espaldar (back piece of a chair — see also back) · pt encosto (back piece of a chair — see also back) · sh наслон (back piece of a chair — see also back) · fr dossier (back piece of a chair — see also back) · fi selkänoja (back piece of a chair — see also back) · fa پشتی (back piece of a chair — see also back) · cmn 導板 /导板 (guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe) · de Rückenlehne (back piece of a chair — see also back) · cs opěrka (back piece of a chair — see also back) · ca respatller (back piece of a chair — see also back) · nn ryggstø (back piece of a chair — see also back)