backrest

noun

back·​rest ˈbak-ˌrest How to pronounce backrest (audio)
: a rest for the back

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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The first known use of backrest was in 1833

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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 How to pronounce backrest (audio)
: a rest for the back

Medical Definition

backrest

noun
back·​rest ˈbak-ˌrest How to pronounce backrest (audio)
: a rest for the back

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