highboy

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Definition of highboy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.

“mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles”
“[…] the well-known Pennsylvania "Highboy," which is only the English "Tallboy" double-chest elevated on cabriole legs […]”
“(US) National Gallery of Art 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.”

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noun

A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.

“mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles”
“[…] the well-known Pennsylvania "Highboy," which is only the English "Tallboy" double-chest elevated on cabriole legs […]”
“(US) National Gallery of Art 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.”
(dated)One who enjoys the high life.
(dated)A political highflier.

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