Chippendale

Chip·pen·dale
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/ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/

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.

OriginOld English ċīeping →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. attributiveA 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.
  2. attributiveA style of rococo bookplate.
  3. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċīeping“market”
  2. EnglishChippendale

From an assimilated (alveolarized) variant of the placename Chippingdale, from Old English ċīeping (“market”) + dæl (“valley”). * (furniture): Named after English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779).

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Chippendale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chippendale

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