The central upright of a chair back.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A wide, vertical, wood member in the center of a chair back.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A plain, shaped, or carved vertical strip of wood usually as a chairback support. Thimble foot: Same as a spade foot.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The central, vertical piece in a chair back; it may be solid, pierced and carved in simple designs or in a specific design such as the Ribband Back, the Lyre Back, etc.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A broad flat piece of wood forming the center upright on a chair back. Origin apparently old english (middle).
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The center support panel at the back of a chair.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A flat, vertical support piece in the middle of an open chair back, often carved or ornamented.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            middle section of a chair back parallel to the upright sides of the chair. They can be heavily carved or decorated. Eagles, urns, vases and scrolls were popular designs.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A flat, thin board, usually mortised vertically into the center area of the backs of English Windsors. Splats are often sawed with elaborate shapes and interior cutouts -- called "fretwork."
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            central upright in a chair back, loosely applied to all members in a chair back
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A flat piece of wood in the back construction, usually pierced with a fretwork design, and sometimes carved on the front face. Some popular motifs were the Prince of Wales Feathers, a wheel, or a Fleur de Lis. Sometimes called a fiddle, although I think this should only refer to a splat in the shape of a fiddle.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The vertical back support(s) of a bar stool.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A flat, vertical, wood support member in the middle of a chair's open back, often carved or ornamented.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The vertical back support(s) of a chair or bench.