ribbonback

English

Etymology

ribbon +‎ back

Noun

ribbonback (plural ribbonbacks)

1. (often attributive) A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
   • 1982, Marjorie Eatock, Stolen Holiday, page 120:

     No overstuffed chairs here; just slender, carved legs, and curved arms, ribbonbacks and French satin cushions.

2. A chair having this kind of back.
   • 1940, Clifford Hornby, Shooting Without Stars, page 110:

     We sat in our Chippendale ribbonbacks, sipping green tea and goats' milk, with Osborne biscuits in the saucer.