Eastlake

adjective

East·​lake

ˈēstˌlāk

of furniture

: being machine-made after a style characterized by sturdy rectangular lines

Word History

Etymology

after Sir Charles L. Eastlake †1865 English painter and art critic

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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