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antimacassar

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaaacimnrsstStarts with AEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils

Word origin

From anti- + macassar. Antimacassars were originally used to protect upholstery from being soiled by macassar oil in the sitter's hair.

Used in a sentence

  • […] how could anyone on a three-legged stool under the high top of the sofa sleep? Especially if the fringe of an antimacassar lolled over the top and tickled your neck?
  • The upholstery is of Irish tweed, with antimacassars in Irish linen, and the rugs are hand-woven in Celtic design.
  • Around the table in the bay window, the slim, japanned dining chairs. The chesterfield suite, antimacassar-draped.

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