Look up: Antimacassar

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   antimacassar
   [n] - a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils
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   antimacassar
   Piece of cloth protecting a seat headrest from staining by hair oil. The term is derived from Rowland's Macassar Oil, first manufactured in about 1793. ...
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   antimacassar
   Piece of loose material draped over an upholstered chair back to protect it from stains from the users head. The term comes from macassar oil, a common hair dressing for men in the 19thC. Victorian antimacassars were commonly oh white crochet; they were preceded in the 18thC by silk versions that guarded against the powered wigs and greasy make-up ...
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   Antimacassar
   An`ti·ma·cas'sar noun A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.
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   antimacassar
   noun a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils
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   Antimacassar
   An `antimacassar` is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric. The name is attributable to macassar oil, an unguent for the hair commonly used in the early 19th century — the poet Byron called it, `thine incomparable oil, Macassar.` The fashion for oiled hair became so widespread in Victorian and Edwardian period that housewives began to cover the ...
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   Antimacassar
   • (n.) A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.
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   antimacassar
   protective covering thrown over the back of a chair or the head or cushions of a sofa, named after Macassar, a hair-oil in general use in the 19th ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/83