highboy

n. 高脚五斗橱

发音

US

词形变化

highboys 复数 highboys

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    One who enjoys the high life.

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  3. 3.

    A political highflier.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tallboy

上位词 4

chest bureau dresser chest of drawers

词源

See high and lowboy.

来源：wiktionary