tie-backs

Drapery holding loops

Tie-backs are decorative cords, bands, or hooks used to hold curtains or drapes open, pulling them back from a window: She looped the silk tie-backs around the drapes to let in more light.

The term also applies to hair accessories that pull hair away from the face, or in construction, metal rods that anchor retaining walls.

curtain

drapery

Ornamental hanging cloth

finial · wall mount · cord · swag · valance · medallion · rosette · bracket · embellishment · curtain ring

hair

ponytail holder

Band securing gathered hair

barrette · clip · headband · hair accessory · braid · updo · styling · half-up · bow · sectioning

construction

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

reinforcement · restraint · building code · cavity wall · fastener · retrofit · seismic · foundation · tension · load-bearing

Opposites
curtain position/function

tie-backsblackout curtains

Opaque window coverings blocking light

curtain hardware type

tie-backscurtain rods

Horizontal bars for window coverings

curtain tracks · drapery hardware · finials · curtain rings

Family

tieback

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G