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dun·can phyfe
\|dəŋkən|fīf sometimes -kəŋ|-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized D&P
Etymology: after Duncan Phyfe died 1854 Scottish-American cabinetmaker
1. : of, relating to, being, or imitative of furniture designed and built by or in the style of Duncan Phyfe who used modified Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Directoire, and Empire forms characterized in chairs by turned and reeded legs, lyre-backs, and scrolled arms, in sofas by turned legs and back and arm rails carved in low relief and later by outward-sweeping cornucopia legs and rolled arms, in tables by turned or lyre-shaped pedestal bases with outflaring feet, and generally by decorative carvings of cornucopias, wheat sprays, plumes, and drapery swags
2. : empire b |