kast

Definitions

1. A surname from German.
2. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries

Equivalents

Examples

“At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light⟳ green.”

“The exhibition includes the kinds of Dutch furnishings that might have⟳ been found in 17th- century estates: pewter plates, silver bowls, brass candlesticks, Dutch tiles, Bible boxes, Delft jars and Dutch cupboards, called kasts.”

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