Sack-back
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sack-back is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- sack-backs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sack, sackcloath, sackcloth, pullback, sunback, towsack.
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