Suddenly Jannet rose and went to one of the drawers of the highboy in which her own treasures now reposed.
The dark highboy was a handsome piece of furniture.
The doctor's going to buy thehighboy and that mirror in the studio, and--oh, several other things.
The small panes of the window twinkled at her between starched muslin curtains, coarse but immaculate towels covered the washstand and the highboy that stood at each side of the window.
Illustration: The general proportions, the broken pediment and torch or flame ornaments and drops, large brasses, and cabriole legs all show that this splendid example of a highboy belongs to the same time as the desk, about 1750.
Nothing had been taken from or added to the Bucks' guest chamber since Grandmother Knight had reverently placed there her best highboy and her finest mahogany bed and candle stand.
If you want to unpack immediately there is a dandy closet here, and here is a wardrobe and here is a highboy and here a bureau.
The old highboy was in existence in 1910 and treasured by a Somerville man, Francis Tufts, to whom it descended.
While there one of the Britons, ambitious for plunder, entered the Shed home, and finding there a bureau or highboy filled with household effects, commenced the work of selecting what he desired.
Opposite the highboy is an old-fashioned kitchen dresser, part of which was found in the house, and the rest designed to match.
As Miss Ingersoll was a conservative person, it was probably not until after her day that the highboy was divided, and the top part set on the floor with feet of its own.
Secretary, showing shell ornamentation; Highboy with shell ornamentation and ball and claw feet, 1760; Highboy with shell ornamentation.
At length he came once more to the highboy with its numerous drawers and glistening glass knobs.
A raincoat lay upon the floor; upon the top of the highboy rested a dark, soft hat.
She sought desperately for some topic of conversation that would lead the man's thoughts from the highboy and prevent the return of the mood she had discovered at the sale.
A few antique chairs and tables, a mahogany highboy in excellent condition and an antique corner-cupboard of wild-cherry wood occupied prominent places among the collection.
The preacher's purchase had to be left at the farm until he could return for it in the big farm wagon, but Phœbe thought of the highboy as they rode along the pleasant country roads.
In a twinkling Hortense was running down the hall, hand in hand with Highboyand Lowboy, behind Coal and Ember.
When Hortense and Highboy entered, only the embers of the fire were left on the hearth in Grandmother's room.
You may have dreamed," said Highboy irritably, "but I was so nervous I didn't sleep a wink.
We must takeHighboy and Lowboy for company," said she, "but Alligator and the others won't do at all.
Nevertheless he came obediently enough, and Hortense and Highboy and Malay Kris climbed to the attic, went through the trapdoor, and hid in the little room.
Coal and Ember crouched, ready to spring, and Highboy and Lowboy, rather frightened, took hold of hands and pressed against the wall.
For you see, not only do we have to freeHighboy and Lowboy from the Little People, but we have to bring them safely home.
Hortense thought it very bad indeed but didn't say so, for Highboy was finding pleasure in his rhymes and she hadn't the heart to depress him.
Highboy cried, and stopped to put his fingers in his mouth.
For this Hortense was glad; she feared that it would hurt Highboy and Lowboy to have the drawers forced open and, besides, she meant that night to do her best to rescue them from the Little People.
Consequently, when all was still and Grandfather and Grandmother were safely in bed, Highboy went willingly enough with Hortense down the dark silent stairs and past Grandmother's sitting room.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "highboy" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
