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Antimacassar
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a separate covering for the back of a chair, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric. The name is attributable to the unguent for the hair commonly used in the early 19th century, - Byron calls it "thine incomparable oil, Macassar." The original antimacassar was almost invariably made of white crochet-work, very stiff, hard, and uncomfortable, but in the third quarter of the 19th century it became simpler and less inartistic, and was made of soft coloured stuffs, usually worked with a simple pattern in tinted wools or silk.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Antimacassar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/antimacassar.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Antimacassar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/antimacassar.html. 1910.
