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CHIPPENDALE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Chippendale; Thomas Chippendale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

 II. (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))

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