Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: ladder-back  la-du(r) bak
  1. The backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats
    "The dining room had chairs with traditional ladder-back designs"
     
  2. A chair with a ladder-back
    "The antique shop displayed a set of beautifully crafted ladder-back chairs";
    - ladder-back chair

Derived forms: ladder-backs

Type of: back, backrest, chair