roundback

noun

Etymology

From round + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg- — “to bend
  2. inherited from *baką
  3. inherited from *bak
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as roundback — “round + back

Definitions

  1. Kyphosis.

    • In fact, when specifically asked, the child can often actively correct this postural roundback.
  2. A kind of mandolin having a rounded back.

  3. Of furniture

    Of furniture: having a curved back.

    • On his right and left are the guests of honor Ying Boujue and Xie Xida, and opposite him is Han Daoguo, the manager of his silk shop. The guests all sit on roundback chairs with no footstools.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for roundback. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA