leaning board
English
Noun
leaning
board
(
plural
leaning boards
)
An item of
furniture
like a flat
bench
, but positioned at a
vertical
diagonal
, and often with attached arm-rests. Popularized in the early era of
Hollywood
film, where they allowed actresses in elaborate costumes to rest without becoming disheveled.
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