ladder-back

Thân thiện

A woman sits on a ladder-back chair at a wooden desk.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of chair backrest: A backrest for a chair constructed from two vertical posts (uprights) connected by a series of horizontal slats, resembling a ladder. 2. A chair featuring this design: A chair that has a backrest constructed in this specific slatted manner.

Usage Examples

• As a backrest design:
  • The antique chair is notable for its simple yet elegant ladder-back.
  • This design is characterized by a ladder-back with three finely turned slats.
• As a type of chair:
  • She bought a set of four wooden ladder-backs for the dining room.
  • The rustic kitchen featured a classic ladder-back chair.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used attributively (functioning as an adjective) to describe other furniture or design elements that incorporate a similar slatted structure.
  • Example: They chose a ladder-back design for the new garden bench.

Variants and Related Words

• Ladder-back chair (noun phrase): The full, explicit term for the chair itself. This is the most common compound form.
  • Example: The ladder-back chair is a timeless piece of furniture.

Synonyms

• Slat-back chair (noun phrase): A near-synonym emphasizing the horizontal slats.
• Slatted back (noun phrase): A more general description of the backrest's construction.

Different Meanings

• The term "ladder-back" is specific to furniture design and does not have other common, unrelated meanings. Its meaning is consistently derived from its visual resemblance to a ladder.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats
2. a chair with a ladder-back

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ladder-back chair