BACKSTAIRS


Meaning of BACKSTAIRS in English

/bak"stairz"/ , adj.

1. associated or originating with household servants.

2. secret, underhanded, or scandalous: backstairs gossip.

Also, backstair .

[ 1635-45; adj. use of BACK STAIRS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .