swell front

noun

, Furniture.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of swell front¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

I ain't got money; nobody's left ME a cart load of dollars and a swell front house.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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

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