shabby chic
A form of interior design where furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of…A form of interior design where furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.
Meaning
2 senses(also, attributive, uncountable)A form of interior design where furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.
(uncountable)A similar form of fashion in which clothing is made to appear aged or damaged.
Examples
1 sentencesThey call this shabby chic.
Origin
First use appears c. 1901 in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. See cite below.First use appears c. 1901 in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. See cite below.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable