Home                    Word of the Week Links for Word Lovers Crossword Solver Help                       Copyrights            Privacy                  Webmasters Link to Us Contact Us            Bookstore

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions highboy noun  A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs, beginning with the simpler William and Mary style of the late 17th century, culminating in the late baroque 18th century Queen Anne style, progressing into the early Georgian style, with an ornate top and extensive carvings; sometimes called a w:Tallboy, tallboy. American examples are highly prized by collectors. During the Queen Anne period in America, the highboy attained its characteristic form. ... The cabriole leg was a distinctive feature developed in the Queen Anne period; its shape repeats the S-curve that dominated all Queen Anne design. " http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iadfurn/iadfurn-18142.0.html (US) National Gallery of Art Etymology: high + boy        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.