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bow front

American  
[boh] / boʊ /

noun

Furniture.

  1. swell front.

Etymology

Origin of bow front

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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It has a bow front and six-pane over one-pane windows.

From Washington Post

Harrison wanted a bow front for the Assembly; Corbusier saw the Secretariat set on delicate stilts.

From Time Magazine Archive

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