Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-backed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: high--backed
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a chair, having a long back that reaches up to or beyond the head of a seated person.

Example Sentences

"On one side of the room was a large coffer, whose carving was worn smooth and shining with time; and on the other was a cumbrous book-case, filled with large and silver-clasped tomes. The only other articles of furniture were a small table, and a heavy, high-backed chair, covered with black serge."
"As I entered the room, the fire [...] flickering light through the wide-open door over the room, which was very deep, and furnished in the old style with high-backed Russia leather chairs, and one of those settees which were intended for farthingales and straight up-and-down positions."

Questions

What does high-backed mean?: Of a chair, having a long back that reaches up to or beyond the head of a seated person.

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