Queen Anne

American  

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.

2. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England from c1865 to c1885, imitated in the U.S. from c1875 to c1890, characterized by imitation of English vernacular work of the middle and late 17th century, often with an eclectic mixture of medieval, 18th-century, and Japanese motifs.

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Queen-Anne British  

noun

1. a style of furniture popular in England about 1700–20 and in America about 1720–70, characterized by the use of unencumbered curves, walnut veneer, and the cabriole leg

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adjective

1. in or of this style

2. denoting or relating to a style of architecture popular in England during the early 18th century, characterized by red-brick construction with classical ornamentation

Etymology

Origin of Queen Anne

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

They first turned their attention to Janes House, a 1903 Queen Anne/Dutch Revival that is the oldest surviving Hollywood home.

From Los Angeles Times

The report, requested by the Church's financing arm - the Church Commissioners - found that a fund established by Queen Anne in 1704 to help poor Anglican clergy was used to finance "great evil".

From BBC

In 2004, friends of Gyngell invited her to serve as head chef at a cafe in a greenhouse alongside their Queen Anne home in Richmond, in the southwestern reaches of London.

From The Wall Street Journal

The event was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and is now well known as a key social occasion, as well as a sporting event.

From BBC

Bit by bit, she filled planting boxes and dug up lawn to transform her yard into what the tour describes as a tangle of sweet-smelling flowers — mounds of sweet peas, dangling wisteria, David Austin roses and scented geraniums along with dahlias, poppies, foxgloves, larkspur, blue bachelor buttons and Queen Anne’s lace.

From Los Angeles Times