Definition of Backstairs
Back´stairs`
Pronunciation:
băk´stârz`
n.
1.
Stairs
in
the
back
part
of
a
house
,
as
distinguished
from
the
front
stairs
;
a
second
staircase
at
the
rear
of
a
building
;
hence
,
a
private
or
indirect
way
.
a.
1.
Private
;
indirect
;
secret
;
conducted
with
secrecy
;
intriguing
; -
as
if
finding
access
by
the
back
stairs
;
as
,
backstairs
gossip
.
A
backstairs
influence
.
- Burke.
Female
caprice
and
backstair
influence
.
- Trevelyan.
Related Words
backstair
,
covert
,
furtive
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