Sher|a|ton

Sher|a|ton
Sher|a|ton «SHEHR uh tuhn», adjective.
in or having to do with the style of light, graceful furniture designed by Thomas Sheraton. It is marked especially by straightness of line, simplicity of form, and little use of ornament.
[< Thomas Sheraton, 1751-1806, an English cabinetmaker]

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