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cynthia dyke | 12:07 Mon 17th Sep 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why on earth are those awful drapes at the back of you armchair at grandparents' houses called antimacassars?
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Macassar is a type of hair oil - popular in your grandparents' time, less so now, which left a greasy residue on chair backs, hence the protective coverings which have kept the name, even though the hair oil itself has passed out of common usage.
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