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tieback

tieback

1 6.3
A ribbon or band that holds curtains open at the sides
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪˌbæk/
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  • Raymond Sandiford, chief geotechnical engineer for the Port Authority, said that when the Trade Center was built, 1,130 tiebacks were installed.
  • tieback curtains
  • tieback draperies

type of tieback? How could there not be,

Examples

  • The decorative tieback held the curtains neatly away from the window.

  • The tieback curtains and spread were the same candy stripe as the paper.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • While engineers say that the danger of the river actually penetrating the basement wall is small, they still plan to use a complex tieback plan to reinforce the structure once debris has been removed, a method similar to that used to support the wall when the Trade Center was built.

    Academic text (2001)

  • He said the plan now is to use about 750 tiebacks of high-strength steel wire strands, bundled in groups of 15.

    Academic text (2001)

  • She chose a beautiful tieback to match the color of her drapes.

  • Using a tieback can instantly enhance the look of your living room curtains.

Synonyms

tie
vstieback
107 1.0

A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together

is specific to holding curtains decoratively at the window sides
pullback
vstieback
  • UK
1 7.2

A cord or band used to hold curtains open at the side

focuses on placement at the window sides rather than drawing action

How Decorative

tieback
1 6.3
hook
192 1.0

Surface Forms

tieback singular
tiebacks plural

Morphology

tieback = tie + back (transparent) = tie + back

Composed of 'tie' + 'back' meaning a tie used to hold things back (curtains), which is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Tieback comes from the simple parts tie ('to fasten') and back ('to move to the back' or 'out of the way'), just like when you 'tie back' your hair. So a tieback is a band that fastens curtains 'back' out of the way.