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backbend

[′bak‚bend]

(building construction)

At the outer edge of a metal door or window frame, the face which returns to the wall surface.

backband

backbend

1. Same as backband

2. At the outer edge of a metal door or window frame, the face which returns to the wall surface.

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A star of vaudeville, films, and musical theater, Harriet, a Russian-trained performer, could hold incredible back bends while executing bourrees on pointe.