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swell front

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noun Furniture.
a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.
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Also called bow front.
Compare bombé.

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. Lincoln

  • Esther,” 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 Freeman

  • It is of the swell-front type and has five deep drawers and a closet.

    The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
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