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Chippendale

Syllables: Chip·pen·dale/ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/

Chippendale proper noun: a style of furniture designed by, or resembling that of, Thomas Chippendale, generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on.

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Proper noun

Chippendale

  1. (attributive) A style of furniture designed by, or resembling that of, Thomas Chippendale, generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on.
  2. (attributive) A style of rococo bookplate.
  3. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin of Chippendale

From an assimilated (alveolarized) variant of the placename Chippingdale, from Old English ċīeping (“market”) + dæl (“valley”). * (furniture): Named after English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779).

Words formed from Chippendale

Questions about Chippendale

What does Chippendale mean?
Chippendale means a style of furniture designed by, or resembling that of, Thomas Chippendale, generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on.
What part of speech is Chippendale?
Chippendale is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chippendale?
Chippendale is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/.

Words near Chippendale in the dictionary

  1. chipped into
  2. chipped potato
  3. chipped potatoes
  4. chipped rice
  5. chipped up
  6. Chippendale
  7. Chippendalism
  8. Chippenham
  9. Chippenham Without
  10. chipper
  11. chipper up

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