leaning board

noun

An item of furniture like a flat bench, but positioned at a vertical diagonal, and often with attached arm-rests. Popularized in the early era of Hollywood film, where they allowed actresses in elaborate costumes to rest without becoming disheveled.

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Meanings

nounleaning board (plural leaning boards)

plural leaning boards

  1. An item of furniture like a flat bench, but positioned at a vertical diagonal, and often with attached arm-rests. Popularized in the early era of Hollywood film, where they allowed actresses in elaborate costumes to rest without becoming disheveled.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaning board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaning%20board.

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