backless, a.
(ˈbæklɪs)
[f. back n. + -less.]
a. Without a back, having no back.
| 1823 Blackw. Mag. Oct. 470/2 Bare benches, and backless seats. 1827 Southey Lett. (1856) IV. 79 A car (which must not have been backless). 1882 Harper's Mag. LXIV. 786 Narrow backless benches. |
b. Applied to a woman's garment cut low at the back.
| 1926 C. Beaton Diary 18 Oct. in Wandering Years (1961) 142 She [sc. Teddie Gerrard] innovated backless dresses and huskily croaked, ‘We're so glad to see you're back, dear lady!’ 1960 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 52 A backless, strapless foundation with a contour bust. |