(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:01:30

Back"stairs`, Back"stair`, a.

Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; as if finding access by the back stairs.

A backstairs influence. Burke.

Female caprice and backstairs influence. Trevelyan.

 

© Webster 1913.

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