chairback

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled chair-back

US /ˈtʃɛrˌbæk/ UK /ˈtʃɛəbæk/ See IPA manual

Freq #628110

Meanings

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noun
the upright rear part of a chair that supports the sitter's back

He draped his coat over the chairback before sitting down.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the upright rear part of a... backrestchair back

Word family

Related forms chairbackrest

Etymology

A compound of chair + back. The open, hyphenated, and closed spellings have all been used for the supporting rear part of a chair.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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