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ANTIMACASSAR
, a See also:separate covering for the back of a See also:chair, or the See also:head or cushions of a See also:sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric
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The name is attributable to the unguent for the See also:hair commonly used in the See also:early 19th See also:century,—See also:Byron calls it " thine incomparable oil, See also:Macassar." The See also:original antimacassar was almost invariably made of See also: |
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