- ladder-back
- adjective Date: 1908 of furniture having a back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ladder-back
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ladder-back — n. a chair with a ladder back[2]. Syn: ladder back chair. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with several connecting slats. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ladder-back — ► NOUN ▪ an upright chair with a back resembling a ladder … English terms dictionary
ladder-back — noun 1. a chair with a ladder back • Syn: ↑ladder back chair • Hypernyms: ↑chair 2. the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats • Hypernyms: ↑back, ↑backrest … Useful english dictionary
ladder-back chair — [lad′ər bak΄] n. a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats * * * ▪ furniture chair with a tall back constructed of horizontal slats or spindles between two uprights. The type is utilitarian and often rustic;… … Universalium
ladder-back chair — [lad′ər bak΄] n. a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats … English World dictionary
ladder-back chair — noun a chair with a ladder back • Syn: ↑ladder back • Hypernyms: ↑chair • Part Meronyms: ↑ladder back … Useful english dictionary
ladder-back — noun an upright chair with a back that resembles a ladder … English new terms dictionary
ladder-back — lad·der back (lădʹər băk ) n. 1. A chair back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats. 2. A chair with such a back. ladʹder back adj. * * * … Universalium
ladder-back — lad′der back n. fur a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
