back, backrest
(noun) a support that you can lean against while sitting; “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backrest (plural backrests)
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
• Starbeck, backster, brackets
Source: Wiktionary
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
