highboy

(noun)

noun

1. a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs

Similar word(s): tallboy

Definition categories: man–made, bureau, chest, dresser

Sentences with highboy as a noun:

- 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. — (US) National Gallery of Art