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noun Furniture.
a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.
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Also called bow front.
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Origin of swell front
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby swell front
swell box, swelled head, swelled-headed, swelled head, have a, swellfish, swell front, swellhead, swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry
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How to use swell front in a sentence
I ain't got money; nobody's left ME a cart load of dollars and a swell front house.
Cap'n Dan's Daughter|Joseph C. LincolnEsther,” said she, “I jest wanted to ask you if there wa'n't two of them old swell-front bureaus in the north chamber upstairs.
Jane Field|Mary E. Wilkins FreemanIt is of the swell-front type and has five deep drawers and a closet.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore