"sack-back" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sack-backs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sack-back (plural sack-backs)
  1. (often attributive) A kind of fashionable gown worn by women in the 18th century, having fabric at the back arranged in box pleats which fell loose from the shoulder to the floor with a slight train. Wikipedia link: Sack-back gown Tags: attributive, often

Inflected forms

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