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Chinese Chippendale

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noun
(especially in furniture) an English rococo style using Chinese or quasi-Chinese motifs.
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Origin of Chinese Chippendale

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby Chinese Chippendale

Chinese cabbage, Chinese calendar, Chinese checkers, Chinese chequers, Chinese chess, Chinese Chippendale, Chinese copy, Chinese crescent, Chinese crested, Chinese date, Chinese eddo
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How to use Chinese Chippendale in a sentence

  • On a large platter rim the lattice-work is plain, somewhat reminiscent of so-called Chinese Chippendale design.

    The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

  • The tea-table was Chinese Chippendale and set with old Spode on a lacquered tray over a mosaic-embroidered linen tea-cloth.

    Etiquette|Emily Post

  • He busied himself pouring out tea, then brought her cup and placed it beside her on a quaint little table of Chinese Chippendale.

    The Lamp of Fate|Margaret Pedler

British Dictionary definitions for Chinese Chippendale

Chinese Chippendale
noun
  1. a branch of Chippendale style in which Chinese styles and motifs are used
  2. (as modifier)a Chinese Chippendale cabinet
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