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backrest
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back·rest  (bkrst)
n.
A rest or support for the back.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.backrestbackrest - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
back
cantle - the back of a saddle seat
car seat - a seat in a car
chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
ladder-back - the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"


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They have thick seats and padded backrests, drink holders, swiveling laptop computer tables, hanging script bags and extended footrests.
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
While this walk-around does not have a cuddy, it does try to please non-fishermen with a forward area flanked with seating with full, curved backrests and plush bow cushions, a swim platform, and lots of handrails for safety.
Cross-over boats gaining by Croft, Scott / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Though touched with Klein Dytham's signature playfulness--the transparent backrests of the chapel pews are printed with green lollipop trees familiar from an earlier scheme for Tokyo department store Laforet (AR October 2001)--this imaginative little structure also evokes and connects with wider Japanese traditions, such as setting buildings very precisely in the landscape in order to frame and define particular views.
Eye do: a verdant forest landscape forms the backdrop for this ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
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