roundback meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

roundback

noun

Etymology From round + back.

Kyphosis.

In fact, when specifically asked, the child can often actively correct this postural roundback.1993, Vernon T. Tolo, Beverly P. Wood, Pediatric orthopaedics in primary care, volume 653, page 97:

A kind of mandolin having a rounded back.

adj

Etymology From round + back.

Of furniture: having a curved back.

On his right and left are the guests of honor Ying Boujue and Xie Xida, and opposite him is Han Daoguo, the manager of his silk shop. The guests all sit on roundback chairs with no footstools.2001, Sarah Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, page 192:

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