adjective.
Having or furnished with a back or backing. Often used in combination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In composition, having a back (with the quality or characteristic noted in the first part of the word): as, a high-backed chair; hump-backed; broad-backed.
In archery, having the back made of a separate piece from the belly: said of a bow. See bow.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Having a back; fitted with a back. Used in composition.
verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of back.
adjective.
Dead; put on one's back.
adjective.
Having specified type of back.
adjective.
Having specified type of backing.
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adjective.
used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
adjective.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
Word Usage
"Now officials are looking to apply it to other markets, such as those for securities backed by commercial real-estate loans and "private label" mortgages that aren't tied to the big U. S.-backed mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."