chair-back

But Mr. Kersels's clown costume hanging upside down, with its spotlighted head—a spinning mirrorball dangling from a long cord—in "Charm (Party Clown)"; his conflation of model ship and spider web in "Charm (USS Constitution)"; and his transformation of a white chair-back's spindles—through fingernail-like Christmas bulbs—into a skeletal hand in "Charm (Hand)" achieve humor verging on pathos.

Mind Games for the Surreal Lance Esplund 2011

"I mean —" he began with a quick peevishness, then broke off as he realized my teasing and with a pout of his withered lips draped my new sable cloak upon a chair-back.

Chapter 11 2010

He changed his attitude, and, leaning his arm on the chair-back, and his chin upon that hand, sat thinking still.

No Thoroughfare 2007

She felt herself sway, and grip the chair-back as if it alone kept her upright.

Purchased For Revenge James, Julia 2006

One rainy day, she went into his study, and found him working in darkness and silence with Horus perched on his chair-back staring at his computer screen, chewing on a pen, deep in thought.

Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

She felt herself sway, and grip the chair-back as if it alone kept her upright.

Purchased for Revenge James, Julia 2006

My Utopia seems real to me, very real, I can believe in it, until the metal chair-back gives to my shoulder blades, and Utopian sparrows twitter and hop before my feet.

A Modern Utopia Herbert George 2006

One rainy day, she went into his study, and found him working in darkness and silence with Horus perched on his chair-back staring at his computer screen, chewing on a pen, deep in thought.

Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

One rainy day, she went into his study, and found him working in darkness and silence with Horus perched on his chair-back staring at his computer screen, chewing on a pen, deep in thought.

Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

After a few minutes, however, his occasional notes stopped, and his back slowly straightened against the chair-back, until finally he put up a hand.

Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005