Antimacassar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 ...
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Definition of antimacassar from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "antimacassar" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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We don't use 'antimacassars' any more, because there's no reason to, which makes the word mysterious. ... A protective or decorative cloth over the back of a chair. ... To find the inspiration for this term, we must go back to the very start of the nineteenth century and to a Mr Rowland of Hatton Garden in London,
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Crochet Antimacassar, Free Vintage Crochet Pattern ... This pattern can be adapted for a round couvrette or a square one, and is also pretty done in silk for a sofa cushion. Make a chain of 4 stitches, and unite it ... 1st round: Work into 1 loop a long stitch, make 1 chain stitch, work another long stitch into the same place,
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Part of Speech: Noun ... Meaning: A cloth or crocheted doily laid on the top of the back of upholstered chairs and couches or on their arms to protect those areas from the hair tonic worn by men in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Notes: Other than the plural, antimacassars, this Good Word is a solitary remnant of a...
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Definition of antimacassar in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of antimacassar. Pronunciation of antimacassar. Translations of antimacassar. antimacassar synonyms, antimacassar antonyms. Information about antimacassar in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Hunt, my good woman; have a good ... Antim; Antim Cup;
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about antimacassar. antimacassar. Information about antimacassar in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... 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. ... How to thank TFD for its existence?
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; Click to Supersize!; This is a 19th century Victorian pattern. The directions are the original ones (I abbreviated where ... Twenty medallions will make a fair size antimacassar; they are united by a stitch of single crochet worked (after doing 2 of the 5 chain stitches) into the corresponding 5 chain of another medallion.
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