Sheraton

[ sher-uh-tn ]

noun
  1. Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.

adjective
  1. of the style of furniture designed by Sheraton.

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How to use Sheraton in a sentence

  • A silence fell between the two men, broken only by the low ticking of the little Sheraton clock upon the mantelshelf.

    The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
  • Miss Grace grew very rosy for a Sheraton, but her eyes were bright.

    The Way of a Man | Emerson Hough
  • Colonel Sheraton met us at his lawn, and as the day was somewhat warm, asked us to be seated in the chairs beneath the oaks.

    The Way of a Man | Emerson Hough
  • I could hear Colonel Sheraton's deep voice every now and then emphatically coinciding with some statement made by Orme.

    The Way of a Man | Emerson Hough
  • Yet, on my honor, I would rather at that moment have been talking to my mother than to Grace Sheraton.

    The Way of a Man | Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for Sheraton (1 of 2)

Sheraton1

/ (ˈʃɛrətən) /


noun
  1. Thomas. 1751–1806, English furniture maker, author of the influential Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book (1791)

British Dictionary definitions for Sheraton (2 of 2)

Sheraton2

/ (ˈʃɛrətən) /


adjective
  1. denoting furniture made by or in the style of Thomas Sheraton

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