backrest

backrest
/bak"rest'/, n.
a support used to rest one's back.
[1855-60; BACK1 + REST1]

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  • backrest — [bak′rest΄] n. a support for or at the back …   English World dictionary

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  • backrest — noun Date: 1859 a rest for the back …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • backrest — noun the back piece of a chair, used to support the sitters back …   Wiktionary

  • backrest — back·rest bak .rest n a rest for the back …   Medical dictionary

  • backrest — back|rest [ˈbækrest] n the part of a chair or seat that supports your back …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • backrest — back|rest [ bæk,rest ] noun count the part of a piece of furniture that supports your back …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • backrest — n. support on which the back may rest …   English contemporary dictionary

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