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noun

A wooden chair of the Victorian period, having a pattern pressed into the crest rail and/or splat by means of a steam press.

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Meanings

nounpressback (plural pressbacks)

plural pressbacks

  1. A wooden chair of the Victorian period, having a pattern pressed into the crest rail and/or splat by means of a steam press.

Origin

From press + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

pressback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressback

MLA

“pressback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pressback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressback.

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