swell front

noun Furniture.

a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.

Compare bombé.

Origin of swell front

First recorded in 1855–60

Also called bow front.

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Historical Examples of swell front

It is of the swell-front type and has five deep drawers and a closet.
The Old Furniture Book
N. Hudson Moore