backed
[ bakt ]
adjective
(of fabric) having an extra set of threads in either the warp or the weft to provide added warmth.: Compare double cloth.
Photography. (of a film or plate) coated with a substance for absorbing light and thereby reducing halation.
Origin of backed
1Other words from backed
- half-backed, adjective
- well-backed, adjective
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How to use backed in a sentence
They once more backed into the deeper water, and were soon alongside the wreck.
Fred Fenton on the Crew | Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for backed
backed
/ (bækt) /
adjective
having a back or backing
(in combination): high-backed; black-backed
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