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an-ti-ma-KA-sur
noun
a chair arm or back cover used to prevent soiling from hair oil
1899The Story of the Treasure SeekersBy this Alice had put on the nursery tablecloth, which is green, and tied the old blue and yellow antimacassar over her head, and she said: 'If your intentions are correct, fear nothing and follow me.'1912The Chronicles of AvonleaAunt Olivia's parlour was much like herself—painfully neat. Every article of furniture stood in exactly the same place it had always stood. Nothing was ever suffered to be disturbed. The tassels of the crazy cushion lay just so over the arm of the sofa, and the crochet antimacassar was always spread at precisely the same angel over the horsehair rocking chair.1975Searching for CalebHe returned to his view of the seat ahead, a button-on antimacassar with an old lady's netted hat just beyond.Labels: Anne Tyler, E. Nesbit, Lucy Maud Montgomery
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