roundback

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

round +‎ back

Noun[edit]

roundback (uncountable)

  1. Kyphosis.
    • 1993, Vernon T. Tolo, Beverly P. Wood, Pediatric orthopaedics in primary care, volume 653, page 97:
      In fact, when specifically asked, the child can often actively correct this postural roundback.

Adjective[edit]

roundback (not comparable)

  1. Of furniture: having a curved back.
    • 2001, Sarah Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, page 192:
      On his right and left are the guests of honor Ying Boujue and Xie Xida, and opposite him is Han Daoguo, the manager of his silk shop. The guests all sit on roundback chairs with no footstools.

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