antimacassar

• These articles, however, may still be procured, and to that oil we owe the familiar interposing towel or piece of embroidery the "antimacassar," devised to protect the sofa or easy chair from the unguent of the hair. —  Pickwickian Manners and Customs
• A shawl too, or cloak, was always at hand, somehow, and had this not been so May would have thrown over her shoulders an antimacassar or table-cloth rather than cause delay,--at least we think so, though we have no absolute authority for making the statement Dear Shank," she said, clasping both hands over his arm as they walked slowly down the path that led to the shore, "is it really all true that you have been telling us? —  Charlie to the Rescue
• Whatever the collection might be, it lived in heaps on the uncarpeted floor; and when Betty had a tidy fit, was covered with a crochet antimacassar which had known better days, and had grown decidedly mellow in tint On this particular afternoon, the two younger sisters were taking tea with school friends, while their elders enjoyed an uninterrupted tete- a-tete_, when they could indulge in a favourite game. —  The Fortunes of the Farrells
• The antimacassar, as its name implies, was designed to protect chairs and couches from the disfiguring stains of macassar oil, then liberally used in the adornment of the hair which received much attention. —  Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland
• The small rosettes and remaining patterns of the antimacassar are easily worked from illustration. —  Beeton's Book of Needlework

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