sack-backs

A form of sack-back — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of sack-back
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sack-backs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sack-backs

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

Chicago

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

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