1. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; - Example: "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks" [syn: pullback, tieback]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tieback
n 1: a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for
holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were
drawn to the sides by pullbacks" [syn: pullback,
tieback]