tieback

[ tahy-bak ]

noun

1. a strip or loop of material, heavy braid, or the like, used for holding a curtain back to one side.
2. a curtain having such a device.

tieback

/ ˈtaɪˌbæk /

noun

1. 1. a length of cord, ribbon, or other fabric used for tying a curtain to one side
   2. a curtain having such a device

Word History and Origins

Origin of tieback¹

First recorded in 1875–80; noun use of verb phrase tie back

Example Sentences

Vertical steel columns were also warped, wall tiebacks were broken and horizontal anchors into the dirt could have been damaged.

From Los Angeles Times

The money was used to build a massive concrete wall with tieback anchors, a giant mass of soil called a buttress, and subdrains to move rainwater.

From Los Angeles Times

But price gains are increasingly coming from sectors with a less clear-cut, obviously temporary pandemic tieback.

From Seattle Times

The picture ends with a jolting tieback to “Avengers: Infinity War.”

From Seattle Times

These "tiebacks" allow producers to feed oil from remote regions of fields that previously went untapped.

From Reuters