antimacassar

an·ti·ma·cas·sar

A0342200 (ăn′tĭ-mə-kăs′ər)n. A protective and often decorative covering for the back or arms of a chair or sofa.

[anti- + Macassar (oil), a kind of perfumed hair oil popular in the 1800s (after Makassar, from which oil from the seeds of the tree Schleichera oleosa, used to make fine hair oils, was exported).]

antimacassar

(ˌæntɪməˈkæsə) n (Furniture) a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration[C19: from anti- + Macassar (oil)]

an•ti•ma•cas•sar

(ˌæn tɪ məˈkæs ər)

n. a small, usu. ornamental covering placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy. [1850–55; anti- + Macassar (oil)]

Thesaurus

Noun

antimacassar - a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oilscloth covering - a covering made of cloth

Translations

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noun a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils

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