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