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Definition of Tieback
1. Noun. A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back. "The draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"
Definition of Tieback
1. Noun. A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side. ¹
2. Noun. (journalism) A newspaper rewrite or short synopsis of the information presented in the original story. in order to refresh the memories of readers who saw the old story and to update new readers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tieback
1. a loop for holding a curtain back to one side [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tieback
Literary usage of Tieback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. NEHRP Commentary on the Gidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildingsedited by Eugene Zeller edited by Eugene Zeller (2000)
"These range from grading, drainage, buttressing, and soil improvement to structural
schemes—retaining walls (gravity, tieback, soil nail, ..."
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