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Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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