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My grandmother used to refer to the crochet things she put on the backs of chairs as what I heard as
"anamackaser." Turns out it was " anti-macassar." In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was stylish for men to put an oil on their hair called "macassar." I guess you can still get it, nice if you have hair and are into vintage grooming.
Anyway, the things she put on the chair were employed to keep the hair oil from gumming up the upholstery.
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