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Definition of sack-back in English: sack-back(also sacque-back, sac-back) noun ˈsakbak 1On a garment, especially a woman's gown: a loose-fitting back, with panels of fabric falling, typically in two box pleats, from just below the shoulders to the hem. 2On a coat, jacket, dress, etc.: a loose back falling from shoulder to hem without a defined waistline, evoking or inspired by the 18th-cent. style.
adjective ˈsakbak 1Of a coat, jacket, dress, etc.: having a loose back falling from shoulder to hem without a defined waistline; of or characteristic of such a garment. 2Historical. Of a garment, especially a woman's gown: having a loose-fitting back with panels of fabric falling, typically in two box pleats, from just below the shoulders to the hem; of or characteristic of such a garment.
OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in The Public Advertiser. From sack + back. Definition of sack-back in US English: sack-back(also sacque-back, sac-back) nounˈsakbak 1On a garment, especially a woman's gown: a loose-fitting back, with panels of fabric falling, typically in two box pleats, from just below the shoulders to the hem. 2On a coat, jacket, dress, etc.: a loose back falling from shoulder to hem without a defined waistline, evoking or inspired by the 18th-cent. style.
adjectiveˈsakbak 1Of a coat, jacket, dress, etc.: having a loose back falling from shoulder to hem without a defined waistline; of or characteristic of such a garment. 2Historical. Of a garment, especially a woman's gown: having a loose-fitting back with panels of fabric falling, typically in two box pleats, from just below the shoulders to the hem; of or characteristic of such a garment.
OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in The Public Advertiser. From sack + back. |