Chippendale, Thomas Syllabification: (Chip·pen·dale, Thomas)Pronunciation: /ˈCHipənˌdāl/Definition of Chippendale, Thomas (1718–79), English furniture-maker and designer. He produced furniture in a neoclassical vein, with elements of the French rococo, chinoiserie, and Gothic revival styles. Chippendale, Thomas in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Chippendale, Thomas in the British & World English dictionary