fanback

[fan-bak]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fanback¹

fan ¹ + back ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Reuters