shaker door

noun

A classic, simple door style featuring a flat, recessed center panel surrounded by a square frame made of four pieces (two vertical "stiles" and two horizontal "rails"), creating a clean, five-piece construction with minimalist lines.

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Meanings

shaker door1

nounshaker door (plural shaker doors)

plural shaker doors

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Shaker door.

Shaker door2

nounShaker door (plural Shaker doors)

plural Shaker doors

  1. A classic, simple door style featuring a flat, recessed center panel surrounded by a square frame made of four pieces (two vertical "stiles" and two horizontal "rails"), creating a clean, five-piece construction with minimalist lines.

Origin

After the Christian sect.

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APA

shaker door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaker%20door

MLA

“shaker door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaker%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaker door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaker%20door.

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