lowboy
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A low chest of drawers on short legs that holds clothes or jewelry
- noun
- /ˈloʊˌbɔɪ/
- US
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bajo
- She admired the intricate carvings on the lowboy in the living room.
Examples
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The antique shop had a beautiful lowboy that was perfect for storing linens.
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Their lowboy served as a charming accent piece in the hallway.
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On the gilded lowboy, a waterlily floated in a cut-glass bowl beside a silver-framed photograph of Mrs. Ladelle's husband.
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Etymology
Lowboy comes from the word low meaning 'not high' and the furniture name highboy, so it is the low or short partner of that taller chest. That's why a lowboy is a short chest of drawers often used as a dressing table.