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Definition of China cabinet
1. Noun. A cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china.
Lexicographical Neighbors of China Cabinet
Literary usage of China cabinet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Chippendale Romance by Eben Howard Gay (1915)
"china cabinet Chippendale style. Body in three compartments, "the middle one
higher and broader than the wings, and surmounted by a ribbed pagoda roof in ..."
2. By-paths in Collecting, Being Aids in the Quest of Rare and Unique Things ...by Virginia Huntington Robie by Virginia Huntington Robie (1912)
"319 china cabinet painted by Pergolesi 326 Cabinet of the Stuart period 338 China
cupboard, 1740, Sheraton china cabinet and book-cabinet 343 Vacant, ..."
3. The Technical World Magazine (1912)
"Nor is this all, for along with the china cabinet comes a massive dining room
... Instead, she simply reaches out toward the china cabinet, and there on an ..."
4. Furniture by Esther Singleton (1911)
"Chippendale's china-cabinet stands on a frame and consists of a series of shelves
enclosed behind glass doors. Sometimes the glass is encircled by a gilt ..."
5. Cabinetwork and Joinery: Comprising Designs and Details of Construction by Paul N Hasluck (1907)
"Enlarged Part Horizontal Section of china cabinet. and ends to receive the J-in.
... Enlarged Part Vertical Section of china cabinet prepared from two 9-in. ..."
6. The English Newspaper Reader by Louis Hamilton (1908)
"... easy chairs, shaped, china cabinet, appointments to the dining room in oak,
... including a Louis XV. tulipwood and ring- wood china cabinet, ..."
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