LADDER-BACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ladder-back mean? 

• LADDER-BACK (noun)
  The noun LADDER-BACK has 2 senses:

1. a chair with a ladder-back

2. the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats

  Familiarity information: LADDER-BACK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LADDER-BACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chair with a ladder-back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ladder-back; ladder-back chair

Hypernyms ("ladder-back" is a kind of...):

chair (a seat for one person, with a support for the back)

Meronyms (parts of "ladder-back"):

ladder-back (the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ladder-back" is a kind of...):

back; backrest (a support that you can lean against while sitting)

Holonyms ("ladder-back" is a part of...):

ladder-back; ladder-back chair (a chair with a ladder-back)