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Queen Anne style definition

Queen Anne style

  1. a style of English architecture of the early 18th cent., characterized by construction in red brick, forms modified from classical architecture, and simple, elegant, and stately ornamentation
  2. a style of furniture of the same period, characterized by simple, curved lines and the use of upholstery and veneering

Etymology: after Anne (1665-1714), queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702-14)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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