antimacassar
/ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She was particularly fond of animals, and, besides her canary, whose cage hung on a nail in the massive wall of the keep by day, to the great annoyance of prisoners who relished an after-dinner nap, and was shrouded in an antimacassar on the parlour table at night, she kept several piebald mice and a restless revolving squirrel."
- "[…] how could anyone on a three-legged stool under the high top of the sofa sleep? Especially if the fringe of an antimacassar lolled over the top and tickled your neck?"
- "The upholstery is of Irish tweed, with antimacassars in Irish linen, and the rugs are hand-woven in Celtic design."
- "Around the table in the bay window, the slim, japanned dining chairs. The chesterfield suite, antimacassar-draped."
Etymology
From anti- + macassar. Antimacassars were originally used to protect upholstery from being soiled by macassar oil in the sitter's hair.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ɚ/
- British English: /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ə/