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Queen Anne
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English
thumb|upright=1.25|Queen Anne style Victorian home
+ style furniture
Etymology
After Queen Anne of Great Britain (reigned 1702–1714).
Proper noun
Queen Anne of Great Britain (reigned 1702–1714).
en often attributive The style of architecture, furniture, etc. popular during the reign of Queen Anne.
en We inherited our Queen Anne chairs from my wife's family.
en 1950 Norman Lindsay Norman Lindsay Dust or Polish? Angus and Robertson Sydney 154 That mood of reverie appeared to dispense with physical unrests in Rita's strong body, relaxed in her Queen Anne armchair, but possibly those were a little used up in the day's activities, which were strenuous in this period of building up her stock, both as a necessity to her business and as evidence to refute an accusation of dealing only in Mrs Dibble's assets.
en small town s/Maryland c/USA.
Derived terms
en Queen Anne's Bounty
en Queen Anne's lace
Further reading
en eponyms
en Architecture Individuals