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chippendale

/ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
Chip-pen-dale
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A style of rococo bookplate.

name

A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Chippendalism

Phrases

Chinese Chippendale

Questions

How do you pronounce chippendale?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪpn̩deɪl/.
What does chippendale mean?
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.
Where does chippendale come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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