antimacassarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæn.ti.məˈkæs.ər/us/ˌæn.t̬i.məˈkæs.ɚ/a cloth, used mainly in the past, for putting over the back of a chair in order to keep it clean or to decorate it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cushions & furniture coverings
- canopy
- cushion
- loose covers
- pillow
- plump
- plush
- scatter cushion
- scatter rug
- slipcover
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- upholster
- upholstery
Examples from literature
- It was a comfortable little place, with pictures on the walls and antimacassars on all the chairs, and a row of pink vases on the mantelpiece.
- So she laid the doll on the sofa, and covered it with an antimacassar, to sleep.
- The antimacassar is on the sofa.
- The priest pulled out an arm-chair covered with horsehair and an antimacassar.
- The small rosettes and remaining patterns of the antimacassar are easily worked from illustration.