CHIPPENDALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chippendale mean? 

• CHIPPENDALE (noun)
  The noun CHIPPENDALE has 1 sense:

1. a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)

  Familiarity information: CHIPPENDALE used as a noun is very rare.

• CHIPPENDALE (adjective)
  The adjective CHIPPENDALE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to an 18th-century style of furniture made by Thomas Chippendale; graceful outlines and Greek motifs and massive rococo carvings

  Familiarity information: CHIPPENDALE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIPPENDALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Chippendale; Thomas Chippendale

Instance hypernyms:

cabinetmaker; furniture maker (a woodworker who specializes in making furniture)

• CHIPPENDALE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an 18th-century style of furniture made by Thomas Chippendale; graceful outlines and Greek motifs and massive rococo carvings

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Chippendale (a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779))