Meanings
- Queen Anne of Great Britain (reigned 1702–1714).
- attributiveoftenThe style of architecture, furniture, etc. popular during the reign of Queen Anne.
We inherited our Queen Anne chairs from my wife's family.
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That mood of reverie appeared to dispense with physical unrests in Rita's strong body, relaxed in her Queen Anne armchair, but possibly those were a little used up in the day's activities, which were strenuous in this period of building up her stock, both as a necessity to her business and as evidence to refute an accusation of dealing only in Mrs Dibble's assets.
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 154 - A small town in Maryland, United States.
Origin
After Queen Anne of Great Britain (reigned 1702–1714).
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