Associations to the word «Antimacassar»

Wiktionary

ANTIMACASSAR, noun. A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.

Dictionary definition

ANTIMACASSAR, noun. A piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche