Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chair back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats.
- noun A chair with such a back.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chair-back which is made of horizontal slats passing from one side to the other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a chair with a ladder-back{2}.
- noun a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with several connecting slats.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats
- noun a chair with a ladder-back
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Examples
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In the middle of it all was a long picnic-style table surrounded by an eclectic arrangement of ladder-back chairs, barstools, and ottomans.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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She slung her bag onto one of the antique ladder-back chairs and collapsed at the table.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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She slung her bag onto one of the antique ladder-back chairs and collapsed at the table.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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Men and women lounged everywhere, on everything: faded sprigged sofas and peeling painted chaise longues, spindly ladder-back chairs, stained window-seats, even on the rough plank trestle tables themselves.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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In the middle of it all was a long picnic-style table surrounded by an eclectic arrangement of ladder-back chairs, barstools, and ottomans.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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She slung her bag onto one of the antique ladder-back chairs and collapsed at the table.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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She slung her bag onto one of the antique ladder-back chairs and collapsed at the table.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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Men and women lounged everywhere, on everything: faded sprigged sofas and peeling painted chaise longues, spindly ladder-back chairs, stained window-seats, even on the rough plank trestle tables themselves.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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As storyteller Tim Ereneta performs "Chart Toppers of 1349," the small stage is adorned only with a grinning skull on the seat of a ladder-back chair.
'Chart Toppers of 1349': Reaching for the stars at Capital Fringe Festival 2010
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As storyteller Tim Ereneta performs, the small stage is adorned with only a grinning skull on the seat of a ladder-back chair.
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