Chippendale

Meaning

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.
• A style of rococo bookplate.

Origin

• Named after Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century.