noun
shrank
SHRANGK
noun
1
A large, ornately decorated cabinet or wardrobe in the German/Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch tradition.
"The antique shrank had been passed down through four generations of the family."
How to Use Shrank
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional, heavily decorated wardrobe-like cabinet, mainly known from Pennsylvania Dutch furniture-making.
Word Forms
shranks plural
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Etymology
From Pennsylvania German, related to the German word Schrank ("cupboard, wardrobe").