ribbonback noun2 •[before a noun] A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.No overstuffed chairs here; just slender, carved legs, and curved arms, ribbonbacks and French satin cushions. — 1982 •A chair having this kind of back.We sat in our Chippendale ribbonbacks, sipping green tea and goats' milk, with Osborne biscuits in the saucer. — 1940 formsribbonbacks
