ladder-back

ladder-back
ladder-back 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]


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  • 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 — adjective Date: 1908 of furniture having a back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

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