shield back
noun
a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.
Origin of shield back
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also called heart back.
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How to use shield back in a sentence
For a moment it had warmed her heart back to a little interest in living.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayA luring whisper where the laurels stir Wiles my heart back to woodland-ward again.
Songs from Vagabondia | Bliss Carman and Richard HoveyMaster, I wish a medicine to make my husband hate my rival and to draw his heart back to me.
The Wizard | H. Rider HaggardSo the Prince gave the diamond heart back to the jeweller, and went on again.
Tell Me Another Story | Carolyn Sherwin BaileyOver all the frenzy and horror of the tale itself floats the irony of the trusting heart back in Brussels.
A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
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