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ribbonback en · NOUN

Etymology

From ribbon + back.

Meanings

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:

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