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Cromwell|ˈkrɒmwɛl|
[See Cromwellian a. and n.]
1. In full Cromwell shoe. A shoe of the type supposedly worn by Oliver Cromwell, usu. having a large buckle or bow.
1879M. E. Braddon Vixen I. iv. 86 The girl..made rather a pretty picture... The tawny hair, black velvet frock..and broad-toed Cromwell shoes. 1952C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing Pres. Cent. ii. 36 Shoes:..the Cromwell with two straps. 1963A. Gernsheim Fashion & Reality ii. 93 Buckled Cromwell shoes..were also popular [about 1911].
2. In full Cromwell chair. = Cromwellian chair (see next).
1868C. L. Eastlake Hints Household Taste iii. 80 Perhaps the most satisfactory type [of dining-room chair] is that which is commonly known in the trade as the ‘Cromwell’ chair. Its form is evidently copied from examples of the seventeenth century. 1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork iii. 191 A square Puritan ‘Cromwell’ in oak, severely plain save for its dark cushion in maroon plush. Ibid. 192 The large, square-seated ‘Cromwell’ chair. 1969J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. (ed. 3) 275 Cromwell chair, mid-19th century trade term for a dining-room chair, copied or adapted from a mid-17th century prototype. |