Bentwood
wood steamed and bent for use in furniture.
an article of furniture made of bentwood.
of or relating to furniture made princ-p-lly of pieces of wood of circular or oval section, steamed, bent, and screwed together:
a bentwood rocking chair.
historical examples
the slave of silence fred m. white
the slave of silence fred m. white
the slave of silence fred m. white
the slave of silence fred m. white
the american egypt channing arnold
the slave of silence fred m. white
hilda sarah jeanette duncan
the slave of silence fred m. white
the slave of silence fred m. white
the slave of silence fred m. white
noun
wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture
(as modifier): a bentwood chair
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