block front
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Furniture. a front of a desk, chest of drawers, etc., of the third quarter of the 18th century, having three vertical divisions of equal width, a sunken one between raised ones, all divided by flat areas to which they are connected by curves, often with a shell motif forming a rounded termination to each section.
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the frontage of a block, especially in a city or town.
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Further excavation revealed a chassis, engine block, front bumper, window frames and other parts.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2018
Mr Copp said the wall was 6ft high and 10ft long and comprised of a breeze block front, asbestos sides and a corrugated metal roof.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2013
The collection of 14 buildings — 11 of which are late 18th- and early 19th-century structures — takes up nearly the entire block front between Beekman Street and Peck Slip.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2011
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