ribbonback

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noun

A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.

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Meanings

nounribbonback (plural ribbonbacks)

plural ribbonbacks

  1. attributiveoftenA decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.

    No overstuffed chairs here; just slender, carved legs, and curved arms, ribbonbacks and French satin cushions.

    1982, Marjorie Eatock, Stolen Holiday, page 120
  2. A chair having this kind of back.

    We sat in our Chippendale ribbonbacks, sipping green tea and goats' milk, with Osborne biscuits in the saucer.

    1940, Clifford Hornby, Shooting Without Stars, page 110

Origin

From ribbon + back.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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