horn furniture chairs or settees partially or wholly made from the horns or antlers of deer, elk, buffalo, or cattle, originating in the Middle Ages, and made later in the 19th century as novelty pieces.
Jacobean English style of the early 17th century, often with dark finishes and sometimes ornamented by heavily turned legs, arabesques, and Italianate carvings. Also known as Pilgrim furniture.
Louis XIV a style originating in the early 1600s, featuring carved motifs of animals, mythological creatures, and garlands of flowers.
mannerist an eccentric furniture style originating in the 16th and 17th centuries, characterized by the use of grotesque ornamentation, including oddly postured human figures, with arabesques and strapwork, popular in northern Europe.
mission an early 20th-century style characterized by exposed joinery and simple, rectilinear forms with little ornamentation.
modular a style of furniture in which individual units can be stacked or placed in varied configurations, as in a sectional couch.
neoclassical any Greek, Roman, or Egyptian styling revivals of the late 1700s. Many furniture styles are considered neoclassical, including Adam, Louis XVI, French Empire, baroque, and others.
Phyfe, Duncan American furniture maker of the first half of the 1800s, noted as the main creator of the American Empire style. Phyfe's work was characterized by the use of figured mahogany veneers, decorative reeding and fluting on legs and posts, and paw feet made of brass. Chairs with lyre-shaped backs, and tables and sofas with gracefully out-curving feet were also characteristic. Also, the furniture or furniture style itself.
Pilgrim see Jacobean.
pop-art furniture an unconventional style of the 1960s through which designers thumbed their noses at convention and constructed everything from chairs shaped like baseball gloves to settees reminiscent of false teeth.
Queen Anne an 18th-century British style of furniture characterized by serpentine arms, cabriole legs, rounded frames, and walnut veneers. Wing chairs became widely popular during this time.
revival a style that incorporates a previous style, but most commonly colonial.
rococo 18th-century European style noted for its highly ornate scrollwork and other decorative elements. The use of chinoiserie, serpentine fronts, cabriole legs, and shell and flower motifs were characteristic. One extreme ornament of the style was called singerie, which was consisted of clothed monkeys involved in various human activities, such as card- playing.
rustic a very simple, utilitarian style, reminiscent of something handmade in the country.
shabby chic a popular style of the 1990s, characterized by eclectic, nonmatching furniture, sometimes purchased second-hand.
Shaker originating in the 1800s and still manufactured today, a practical, unadorned style of furniture designed by the Shakers, an American religious sect.
Sheraton style originating in the 1700s, featuring painted ornamentation, contrasting veneers, and decorative inlays.
spool furniture furniture consisting of ribbed legs, posts, and crossbars made from lengths of wood originally intended as spools for holding thread, very popular in the second half of the 1800s.
tables and desks
Beau Brummell an elaborate, multicompartment dressing and shaving table with mirror, designed for men in the 18th century.
card table a portable, square table with legs that fold in or collapse for easy storage. Originating in the 17th century, it sometimes had dished corners for holding money.
cellarette a small wooden chest used to store wine and liquor, popular in the late 18th and early 19 th centuries. A metal-lined version could be filled with ice to keep wine cool.
coffee table any low table on which coffee may be served, but usually one set in front of a couch in a living room.
console table any table attached to a wall.
credenza a sideboard or buffet. Also, a serving table with cupboard.
davenport a British-designed desk with drawers and compartments on the sides and a hinged lid that folds down to form a writing surface on the front.
drop-leaf a hinged panel that can be folded down or up to increase or decrease the length of a table. Also, the table itself.
drop-lid desk a desk having a hinged lid that pulls down and can be used as a table.
gateleg table a drop-leaf table with extra legs that can be swung out to support the leaves.
handkerchief table a table with a top in the shape of a folded, triangular handkerchief, with one triangular drop-leaf.
harvest table a long, narrow, rectangular table with drop-leaf sides, popular in the 1700s.
huntboard a small, portable table or sideboard for serving food and drink outside.
library table a large table on which multiple people may write.
loper a sliding arm used to support a leaf on a table or the fall front on a desk or cabinet.
occasional table any coffee table or end table.
Parsons table a simple, low, square or rectangular table made of plastic.
pedestal table a tea table supported by a singled column that branches into three legs at the bottom.
Pembroke table a drop-leaf table with two hinged leaves on either end, originating in the mid 18th century.
piecrust table a circular tea table with a scalloped rim, giving the appearance of a piecrust, originating in the 18th century.
quadrant a curving bracket used to support the fall front of desks from the late 18 th to the early 19 th centuries.
rolltop desk see tambour desk.
sideboard usually set against a dining room wall, a table with one wide, shallow drawer and surrounded by deeper drawers or cabinets, for serving food and drinks.
spiderleg table a gateleg table from the 18 th century, noted for its extremely slender legs.
tambour desk a desk with a flexible cover made of narrow wooden strips attached to cloth that can be rolled up or down to open and close the desk. Also known as a rolltop desk.
tea table any small table used to serve tea.
CANCER AND TUMoRs
(Also see surgical and medical procedures and related terms in medicine)
adenocarcinoma a common form of cancer originating in a gland.
Adriamycin a cancer-fighting chemical used in chemotherapy and frequently causing hair loss.
angioblastoma a cancerous tumor consisting of tissue from blood vessels.
angiogenesis inhibitor any one of several experimental drugs that cut blood flow to tumors and kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells healthy.
arrhenoblastoma an ovarian tumor known for its masculinizing effects.
astroblastoma a malignant brain tumor.
basal cell tumor a small, common skin cancer frequently found around the nose or under the eyes, usually treatable with surgery or X-rays.