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An antimacassar / ˌ æ n t ɪ m ə ˈ k æ s ər / is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric underneath. [1]
For centuries, natural oils have been used to condition human hair. [2] A conditioner popular with men in the late Victorian era was Macassar oil, but this product was quite greasy and necessitated the pinning of a small cloth, known as an antimacassar, to the headrests of chairs and sofas to preserve the upholstery from being damaged by the oil.
Macassar oil, a hair oil . Antimacassar, a cloth to protect chairs against soiling by the oil; Diospyros celebica or Makassar ebony, a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae, endemic to the island of Sulawesi
An antimacassar is a cloth covering for a headrest to protect the fabric and enable easy washing. As sculptural and art forms Christo created Wrapped Chair in 1961 [ 33 ] with found objects (chairs), lacquer, canvas, rope, and paint.
A young man in Herne Bay, Kent, England, around 1903 to 1914, showing hair groomed with Macassar oil. Macassar oil is an oil that was originally compounded from Macassar ebony oil that was used primarily by Western European men throughout the 1800s and early 1900s as a hair conditioner to groom and style the hair.
"In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," said an 84-year-old woman whose late husband's Social Security benefits were slashed. "It's not fair."
The doily is worn as a headcovering for Jewish women as an alternative to the traditional tichel (headscarf). [4]The doily is used as a headcovering by many Christian women who wear them in obedience to 1 Corinthians 11:1–13, especially by Conservative Anabaptist Christian women, including certain Conservative Mennonite fellowships such as the Biblical Mennonite Alliance.
A 15-year-old girl opened fire in the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, killing a teacher and a student and wounding six others at the school she had attended ...