Chinese Chippendale

proper noun

A Chippendale furniture style incorporating chinoiserie.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. architectureA kind of railing, balustrade or latticework inspired by this furniture, having the infill between the top and bottom rails and the vertical supports as a series of interlocking diagonals, or sometimes a rectilinear design.
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Chinese Chippendale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20Chippendale

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