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Examples of backrest in a Sentence
a chair with a cushioned backrest
Recent Examples on the Web
Designed with ergonomics in mind, the stools offer a padded seat and backrest, ensuring maximum comfort even during prolonged seating.
—Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
These mild buckets offer only fore-and-aft and backrest adjustments, but their gentle contour and velour upholstery are just fine.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
The seat has a high backrest and a safety harness to keep babies and toddlers up to 24 months old in a secure, upright position.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
This innovative backrest adapts to your body, offering a sensation akin to flotation therapy.
—Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
The lumbar support and upper backrest encourage healthy posture, and the breathable mesh allows for plenty of airflow.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
Most wooden stools are deemed uncomfortable due to their flat seat and straight-across backrest, but this stool puts comfort first with a slight curve in the seat and backrest.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
Gold-accent stitching, inspired by the paint of Senna’s 1986 Grand Prix victory car, is used metaphorically to represent the rain graphic found on the backrest and seat.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
Children just a few months old can ride on a pull sled (never a downhill one) that has been especially adapted for babies with features like a high backrest and safety harness.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Backrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backrest. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest
: a rest for the back
Medical Definition
backrest
noun
back·rest
ˈbak-ˌrest
: a rest for the back
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