Chippendale

[ chip-uh n-deyl ]

/ ˈtʃɪp ənˌdeɪl /

noun

Thomas,1718?–79, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.

adjective

of or in the style of Thomas Chippendale.

Example sentences from the Web for chippendale

They were made about the middle of the eighteenth century, before Chippendale began to lose favor or had any rivals in the field.

Historic Homes |Mary H. Northend
The designers departed from Chippendale with results exquisitely symmetrical, and of most graceful ornamentation.

Chats on Old Furniture |Arthur Hayden
The secret is absolute cleanliness and the accuracy in joining of a Chippendale or an Adams.

The Penalty |Gouverneur Morris
Chippendale's early work was distinctly influenced by the Dutch.

Furnishing the Home of Good Taste |Lucy Abbot Throop

There were the high, wide ones of Chippendale or Sheraton, that would almost fill one side of a room.

The Old Furniture Book |N. Hudson Moore

British Dictionary definitions for chippendale

Chippendale

/ (ˈtʃɪpənˌdeɪl) /

noun

Thomas. ?1718–79, English cabinet-maker and furniture designer

adjective

(of furniture) designed by, made by, or in the style of Thomas Chippendale, characterized by the use of Chinese and Gothic motifs, cabriole legs, and massive carving

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British Dictionary definitions for chippendale

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