Hepplewhite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hepplewhite in British English:
UK [ˈheplhwait]
How to pronounce Hepplewhite in American English:
US [ˈhɛpəlˌhwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt]
Word Origin
- Hepplewhite
- as a modifier, by 1878, in reference to style of furniture introduced in England by cabinetmaker George Hepplewhite (d.1786). The proper name is from Heblethwaite, near Sedbergh in the West Riding of Yorkshire.