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

These tensions became critical during the reign of the childless Queen Anne, from 1702 to 1714.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In fact, he owned a San Francisco Queen Anne Victorian, which he picked up in 1989 and held for 16 years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Ynys Gifftan was gifted to landowner Lord Harlech's ancestors by Queen Anne in the 1700s and its name translates into English as Anne's Gift Island.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Some of the Victorian and Queen Anne homes are fixed up, some are boarded up, and most have front porches where people gather.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Nearby is the Alpharetta Historical Society, housed in a hundred-year-old Queen Anne house.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times