1. a chair with a back consisting of horizontal slats or rungs between two vertical posts, resembling a ladder
Usage: also called ladder-back chair

1. having a back made of horizontal slats or rungs between vertical posts

Examples

• The farmhouse kitchen was furnished with simple ladderback chairs.
• She inherited a set of antique ladderback chairs from her grandmother.
• The ladderback design is both functional and decorative.
• Colonial-era homes often featured ladderback seating.
• He refinished the old ladderback chair with a natural stain.
• The restaurant's rustic aesthetic was enhanced by ladderback dining chairs.