William IVn.
/ˌwɪljəm ðə ˈfɔːθ/, /ˌwɪlɪəm ðə ˈfɔːθ/, U.S. /ˌwɪljəm ðə ˈfɔrθ/, /ˌwɪliəm ðə ˈfɔrθ/ As a modifier. Designating the style of furniture, tableware, etc., associated with the reign of William IV.
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society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > specific movement or period
classical1546
pastoral1566
classic1597
Medicean1652
romantic1812
tedesco1814
realistic1829
realista1832
pseudo-classic1833
classicist1838
pseudo-classical1838
renaissant1839
modernist1848
post-classic1850
post-classical1851
pseudo-Gothic1853
classicizing1865
classicistic1866
serio-grotesque1873
geometric1877
neoclassical1877
modernistic1878
neoclassic1878
pseudo-archaic1878
William Morris1883
protocorinthian1884
veristic1884
William and Mary1886
Yuan1888
romanticistic1889
veritistic1894
auto-destructive1895
pre-Romantic1895
Trajanic1906
neo-realistic1909
New Romantic1909
neo-realist1912
futuristic1915
postmodern1916
Dada1918
Dadaist1918
surrealist1918
proto-Romantic1920
expressionistic1921
modernista1924
super-realist1925
superrealistic1925
postmodernist1926
proto-Baroque1926
post-symbolist1927
pre-modernist1927
surrealistic1930
Renaissancist1932
Colonial Revival1934
neo-baroque1935
socialist-realist1935
social realist1949
social realistic1949
kitchen sink1954
William IV1955
formalistic1957
Zhdanovite1957
neo-Dadaist1960
neo-modernist1960
William Morrisy1960
neo-Dada1962
Zhdanovist1966
conceptual1969
conceptualist1973
po-mo1987
pathetic1990
1955 ‘W. Mole’ Hammersmith Maggot iii. 41 A fine set of William IV chairs.
1970 Country Life 31 Dec. 16/2 (advt.) William IV mahogany library chair upholstered in antiqued Havana brown leather.
1982 ‘J. Gash’ Firefly Gadroon i. 13 A blazing row over a William IV davenport desk.
2006 Decorative Arts Auction Catal. (Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas) 19 Oct. 21/1 (caption) A William IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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