backrest

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/ˈbækˌɹɛst/

noun

The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

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Meanings

nounbackrest (plural backrests)

plural backrests

  1. The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

    I can identify the pattern of wood grain on my chair at Mom and Dad's kitchen table, but I don't try to sketch it in my mind. For me, chairness is nonvisual; it's the feel of a seat connected to four legs and a backrest.

    2011, Thad Nodine, chapter 3, in Touch and Go: A Novel, [Lakewood, Colo.]: Unbridled Books, →ISBN, page 39

    Synonyms: back

  2. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna support that you can lean against while sitting

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Broader
support
Also see
backlazyback

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compound of back + rest.

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Translations

Catalan respatller
  • respatllerback piece of a chair — see also back
Chinese Mandarin 靠背, 導板 /导板
  • 靠背 (kàobèi)back piece of a chair — see also back
  • 導板 /导板 (dǎobǎn)guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe
Czech opěradlo, opěrka
  • opěradloback piece of a chair — see also back
  • opěrkaback piece of a chair — see also back
Danish ryglæn, rygstød
  • ryglænback piece of a chair — see also back
  • rygstødback piece of a chair — see also back
  • rygstøtteback piece of a chair — see also back
Dutch rugleuning
  • rugleuningback piece of a chair — see also back
Finnish selkänoja, välituki
  • selkänojaback piece of a chair — see also back
  • välitukiguide attached to the slide rest of a lathe
French dossier
  • dossierback piece of a chair — see also back
German Rückenlehne
  • Rückenlehneback piece of a chair — see also back
Hebrew מִסְעָד
  • מִסְעָד (mis'ád)back piece of a chair — see also back
Hungarian háttámla
  • háttámlaback piece of a chair — see also back
Icelandic bak, bakstoð
  • bakback piece of a chair — see also back
  • bakstoðback piece of a chair — see also back
  • bakfjölback piece of a chair — see also back
Italian schienale
  • schienaleback piece of a chair — see also back
Japanese 背もたれ
  • 背もたれ (semotare)back piece of a chair — see also back
Latvian atzveltne
  • atzveltneback piece of a chair — see also back
Norwegian Bokmål ryggstø
  • ryggstøback piece of a chair — see also back
Persian پشتی
  • پشتی (pošti)back piece of a chair — see also back
Portuguese espaldar, encosto
  • espaldarback piece of a chair — see also back
  • encostoback piece of a chair — see also back
Romanian spătar
  • spătarback piece of a chair — see also back
Russian спи́нка
  • спи́нка (spínka)back piece of a chair — see also back
Slovak operadlo, opierka
  • operadloback piece of a chair — see also back
  • opierkaback piece of a chair — see also back
Spanish respaldo, espaldar
  • respaldoback piece of a chair — see also back
  • espaldarback piece of a chair — see also back
  • respaldarback piece of a chair — see also back
Swedish ryggstöd
  • ryggstödback piece of a chair — see also back
Turkish arkalık
  • arkalıkback piece of a chair — see also back
Ukrainian спи́нка
  • спи́нка (spýnka)back piece of a chair — see also back

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

backrest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backrest

MLA

“backrest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backrest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backrest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backrest.

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