sack-back

noun

A kind of fashionable gown worn by women in the 18th century, having fabric at the back arranged in box pleats which fell loose from the shoulder to the floor with a slight train.

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Meanings

nounsack-back (plural sack-backs)

plural sack-backs

  1. attributiveoftenA kind of fashionable gown worn by women in the 18th century, having fabric at the back arranged in box pleats which fell loose from the shoulder to the floor with a slight train.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
robe battantesack dress
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Chicago

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

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