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fanback

American  
[fan-bak] / ˈfænˌbæk /

adjective

  1. (of a chair) having a fan-shaped back.

  2. (of a Windsor chair or the like) having a back of vertical spindles fanning fan out from seat to upper rail.

Etymology

Origin of fanback

fan 1 + back 1

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It comes in the form of a "fanback" comprising the music, a 132-page magazine and a replica of the program to the 1974 show.

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