A protective covering for the backs of chairs and sofas.
"When the meaning of a word is not known, its sound and ingredients of particular connotation may conjure up a distinct referent. Antimacassar is to me a mastodonic battlewagon, and the dictionary's assurance that the word designates a delicate backrest cover is not strong enough to dispel the barbarous vision."
--Rudolf Arnheim, Parables of Sunlight
"When the meaning of a word is not known, its sound and ingredients of particular connotation may conjure up a distinct referent. Antimacassar is to me a mastodonic battlewagon, and the dictionary's assurance that the word designates a delicate backrest cover is not strong enough to dispel the barbarous vision."
--Rudolf Arnheim, Parables of Sunlight
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