Meanings
- A Chippendale furniture style incorporating chinoiserie.
- 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.
Cite this entry
Chinese Chippendale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20Chippendale
“Chinese Chippendale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20Chippendale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese Chippendale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20Chippendale.
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