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slat back

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noun

  1. a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts.

Etymology

Origin of slat back

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Its seat, like that of the slat back, was of rush, and it was fashioned of either hard or soft wood, and almost always painted black.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.

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