指今日美國在歐洲人殖民時期時的建築、傢俱及家用物品的文化與風格，特別是指十七至十八世紀時期的作品。該詞彙也用來描述殖民地獲得獨立後，一直延續至十九世紀初期的文化與風格。「早期美國式樣」一詞普遍用來指涉位於美國東岸的英國殖民地之文化與風格，而屬法國與西班牙的殖民地則通常不包括在內。該詞彙的意義與「英國殖民式」一詞部分重疊，「英國殖民式」只用於描述美國境內之英國殖民地的文化與風格，至於美國境內的其他殖民地區則不包含在內。

早期美國式樣(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
美國殖民式(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
tsao ch'i mei kuo shih yang (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zao qi mei guo shi yang (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zao qi mei guo shi yang (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
American Colonial(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,A)
American Colonial(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
American, Early(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Colonial, American(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Colonial North American(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Early American(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
North American, Colonial(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
colonial américain(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,A)
Colonial americano(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....風格與時代層面
........風格與時代
............<依區域區分之風格與時代>
................<美洲>
....................<殖民時期美洲風格>
........................<殖民時期北美洲風格>
............................早期美國式樣

meaning/usage overlaps with....

英國殖民式

英文....	Refers to the culture and style of architecture, furniture, and domestic articles created in the area of the current United States during the period when it was colonized by Europeans, primarily during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It may be also be used to refer to the culture and styles that persisted into the early nineteenth century, after the colonies gained independence. The term generally refers specifically to the culture and styles of the British colonies on the East Coast of the United States, generally not including the French or Spanish colonies. The meaning of the term overlaps with "British Colonial," which is typically used to refer to the cultures and styles in British colonies other than those that existed in the area that is now the United States.
荷蘭語....	Verwijst naar de cultuur en stijl van architectuur, meubels en huishoudelijke artikelen die in het gebied van de huidige Verenigde Staten werden vervaardigd in de periode dat dit land nog door Europeanen werd gekoloniseerd, in hoofdzaak gedurende de 17de en 18de eeuw. De term kan ook verwijzen naar de cultuur en stijlen die zich hebben gehandhaafd tot in de vroege 19de eeuw, toen de Verenigde Staten inmiddels hun onafhankelijke status hadden verworven. Doorgaans verwijst de term in specifieke zin naar de cultuur en stijlen van de Britse koloniën aan de oostkust van de huidige Verenigde Staten en worden de Franse of Spaanse koloniën buiten beschouwing gelaten. Er is sprake van overlapping van de betekenis met die van 'British Colonial', een term die meestal verwijst naar de cultuur en stijlen van Britse koloniën buiten het grondgebied dat nu tot de Verenigde Staten behoort.

早期美國式樣............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 August 7, 2012
American Colonial............	[VP]
.................	Ware and Stafford, Illustrated Dictionary of Ornament (1974) 21
.................	Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986) 28
.................	Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts (1975) 371, In article "Furniture".
.................	AATA database (1995-) 120356 checked 26 January 2012
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
American, Early............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Colonial, American............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Colonial North American............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Early American............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) 714
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) 613
North American, Colonial............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
colonial américain............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
Colonial americano............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) precoord.; furniture, Early American; decoration and ornament, Early American
.................	CHIN database
.................	AATA database (1995-) 120356 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300123116 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300123116
聯合目錄： 早期美國式樣 、美國殖民式 、tsao ch'i mei kuo shih yang 、zao qi mei guo shi yang 、zao qi mei guo shi yang 、American Colonial 、American, Early 、Colonial, American 、Colonial North American 、Early American 、North American, Colonial 、American Colonial 、colonial américain 、Colonial americano