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单词 hepplewhite
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Hepplewhiten.

/ˈhɛp(ə)lwʌɪt/
Etymology: < The name of George Hepplewhite, (died 1786), who was succeeded by A. Hepplewhite and Co.
Used attributively to designate an English style of furniture of the latter part of the eighteenth century, characterized by lightness, delicacy, and graceful curves, being an adaptation of current French styles.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally
standing1444
plush1615
Queen Elizabeth1673
occasional1749
Adametic1774
French-polished1836
upholstered1837
Adamish1838
Chippendale1855
Queen Anne1863
knock-down1875
Wellington chest1880
Adamesque1881
Sheraton1883
Hepplewhite1897
quaint1897
bombé1904
lowboy1915
Jacobean1918
overstuffed1922
spool1928
Williamsburg1931
thermed1952
stackable1958
Scandinavian1959
wall-to-wall1959
Populuxe1986
1897 K. W. Clouston Chippendale Period Eng. Furnit. vii. 177 The Hepplewhite commode has long been obsolete or transformed into the modern cabinet with mirror back.
1900 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 23 Mar. 380/1 Hepplewhite and Sheraton furniture should be studied by designers for motifs.
1901 Connoisseur Dec. 272/2 Six Hepplewhite arm-chairs.
1903 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 June 460/1 Three..ball-and-claw Hepplewhite chairs.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XI. 453/1 The smaller Hepplewhite pieces are much prized by collectors.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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