sheraton

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Sher⋅a⋅ton

[sher-uh-tn]

–noun

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

–adjective

2.	of the style of furniture designed by Sheraton.

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Sher·a·ton (shěr'ə-tn)

adj. Of or relating to a style of English furniture that originated about 1800, characterized by simple designs, straight lines, thin legs, and classical ornamentation.

[After Thomas Sheraton.]

Sheraton, Thomas 1751-1806.
British furniture designer known for his graceful neoclassical designs and his published manuals, including The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book (1791-1794).

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Word Origin & History

Sheraton

severe style of late 18c. Eng. furniture, 1883, from cabinetmaker Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806). The family name is from a place in Durham, late O.E. Scurufatun (c.1040), probably "farmstead of a man called Skurfa" (an old Scand. personal name).

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