单词 | riband back |
释义 | > as lemmasriband back riband back n. (usually in form ribband back) = ribbon-back n. and adj. (a) at ribbon n. Compounds 3 (frequently attributive, with hyphen). ΚΠ 1754 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director 8 Three Ribband-back Chairs, which, if I may speak without vanity, are the best I have ever seen. 1896 Times 11 Mar. 11/5 A set of six large Chippendale mahogany chairs, with open scroll and riband backs carved with foliage and shell ornament. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 238/1 ‘Ribband-back’ chair, a mahogany chair, the splat carved in the form of knotted ribbons and bows in a manner highly expressive of rococo taste. 2008 Art Q. Spring 41 (caption) Chair with chinoiserie fret front legs and stretcher and Rococo ‘ribband’ back, c1760, private collection. < as lemmas |
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