backless

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbækləs/

Adjective

backless (not comparable)

1. having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses

   a backless surgical gown

   • 1885, George Moore, A Mummer's Wife

     The apartment was almost dismantled; chairs lay backless about the floor amid china shepherdesses and toreadors; pictures were thrown over the sofa,...

2. (of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin

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