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Chip⋅pen⋅dale

  [chip-uhn-deyl]
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–noun
1. Thomas, 1718?–79, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
–adjective
2. of or in the style of Thomas Chippendale.
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Chippendales Las Vegas
Ladies See the Famous Chippendales Live in Vegas. Plan A Vegas Night.
www.VEGAS.com
Chip·pen·dale   (chĭp'ən-dāl')   
adj.  Of or relating to an 18th-century English style of furniture characterized by flowing lines and often rococo ornamentation.

[After Thomas Chippendale.]
Chippendale, Thomas 1718-1779.  
British cabinetmaker noted for his graceful neoclassical furniture, particularly chairs, which had wide influence on his contemporary artisans.
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Word Origin & History

Chippendale 
1876, from Thomas Chippendale (c.1718-79), English cabinetmaker. The family name (13c.) is from Chippingdale, Lancashire (probably from O.E. ceaping "a market, marketplace," related to cheap). Chippendales beefcake dance revue, began late 1970s in a Los Angeles nightclub, the name said to have been chosen for its suggestion of elegance and class.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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