background, hinterland.
occiput [Anat.], nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock,
posteriors, backside scut†, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar
region; hind quarters; aitchbone†; natch, natch bone.
stern, poop, afterpart†, heelpiece†, crupper.
wake; train &c (sequence) 281.
reverse; other side of the shield.
V. be behind &c adv.; fall astern; bend backwards; bring up the rear.
Adj. back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost†; postern,
posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal†.
Adv. behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the
heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back.
after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost†, aback, rearward.
Phr. ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio [It]; the other side of the coin.