break-frontn.
/ˈbreɪkˈfrʌnt/ Used esp. attributively: a piece of furniture having a front of which the line is broken by a curve or angle.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts
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break-front1928
1928 Daily Tel. 24 July 12/2 A large break-front sideboard.
1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles vii. 168 Some prominence was given to the library breakfront bookcase.
1962 Times 19 Apr. 15/3 The very stately Chippendale break-front had glazed locked doors.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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