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a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts.[1890-95]
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slat back
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slat-back — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having two or more horizontal or vertical slats; especially : ladder back used of the back of a chair … Useful english dictionary
slat back — a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts. [1890 95] … Useful english dictionary
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slat — [14] Slat was adapted from Old French esclat ‘piece broken off, splinter’. This was derived from the verb esclater ‘shatter’, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *esclatāre or *exclatāre. And this in turn may have been formed from a base *clatsuggestive … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
slat — [14] Slat was adapted from Old French esclat ‘piece broken off, splinter’. This was derived from the verb esclater ‘shatter’, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *esclatāre or *exclatāre. And this in turn may have been formed from a base *clatsuggestive … Word origins
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