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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word backrests:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. backrests: Merriam-Webster
  2. backrests: Collins English Dictionary
  3. backrests: Vocabulary.com
  4. backrests: Wordnik
  5. backrests: Wiktionary
  6. backrests: Dictionary.com
  7. backrests: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backrests: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See backrest as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backrest)

noun:  The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
noun:  A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
▸ Also see backrest


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