I . Sheraton
n
any of a large international group of US hotels. They include hotels in the major cities and in unusual places, such as The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel in China and the Sheraton Casablanca in Morocco. There are also special Sheraton Four Points Hotels at less expensive prices.
II . Thomas Sheraton
(1751–1806)
an English furniture designer. His book The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1791–4) was an important influence on the development of neoclassical furniture, and his designs are typically delicate and graceful:
a beautiful Sheraton chair/table.