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"ref": "1982, Marjorie Eatock, Stolen Holiday, page 120",
"text": "No overstuffed chairs here; just slender, carved legs, and curved arms, ribbonbacks and French satin cushions.",
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"A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood."
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"(often attributive) A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood."
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"ref": "1940, Clifford Hornby, Shooting Without Stars, page 110",
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"A chair having this kind of back."
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