noun
lowboy
LOH-boy/ˈloʊˌbɔɪ/
A low piece of furniture with drawers, often used as a dressing table.
The wooden lowboy has a broad top and shallow drawers above curved legs.
Etymology
Low combines with French bois, “wood,” to name a chest of drawers on short legs. The name thus points to the furniture’s low height and wooden material.
In context
lowboy Queen Anne style in cherry
More examples
- A small mirror hangs above the wooden lowboy.
- The lowboy's drawers hold scarves and folded linens.
- The antique shop displays two lowboys with curved legs.
Forms
lowboy · lowboys
Similar words
- dresser
- Typically taller, with more drawers for storing folded clothes.
- vanity
- Usually includes a mirror and space for seated grooming.