bentwood

[ bent-wood ]

/ ˈbɛntˌwʊd /

noun

wood steamed and bent for use in furniture.

an article of furniture made of bentwood.

adjective

of or relating to furniture made principally of pieces of wood of circular or oval section, steamed, bent, and screwed together: a bentwood rocking chair.

Origin of bentwood

First recorded in 1860–65; bent¹ + wood¹

Words nearby bentwood

Benton Harbor, bentonite, bentonite flocculation test, bent out of shape, ben trovato, bentwood, Bentyl, Benu, Benue, Benue-Congo, benumb

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Example sentences from the Web for bentwood

Presently she sat down on a Bentwood rocking-chair and swayed to and fro, aware of an ebbing of confidence.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
Bentwood sat up and smiled as his two chief tormentors came back.
The Slave of Silence|Fred M. White
Bentwood snatched eagerly at the glass and drained it at a gulp.
The Slave of Silence|Fred M. White
The only one who seemed disposed to a mild course of policy was Bentwood.
The Slave of Silence|Fred M. White

Field appeared more cheerful and philosophical; the arrest of Bentwood seemed to have taken a heavy weight from his mind.
The Slave of Silence|Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for bentwood

bentwood

/ (ˈbɛntˌwʊd) /

noun

wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture
(as modifier)a bentwood chair

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单词	bentwood
释义	bentwood [ bent-wood ] / ˈbɛntˌwʊd / noun wood steamed and bent for use in furniture. an article of furniture made of bentwood. adjective of or relating to furniture made principally of pieces of wood of circular or oval section, steamed, bent, and screwed together: a bentwood rocking chair. Origin of bentwood First recorded in 1860–65; bent¹ + wood¹ Words nearby bentwood Benton Harbor, bentonite, bentonite flocculation test, bent out of shape, ben trovato, bentwood, Bentyl, Benu, Benue, Benue-Congo, benumb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bentwood Presently she sat down on a Bentwood rocking-chair and swayed to and fro, aware of an ebbing of confidence. Hilda\|Sarah Jeanette Duncan Bentwood sat up and smiled as his two chief tormentors came back. The Slave of Silence\|Fred M. White Bentwood snatched eagerly at the glass and drained it at a gulp. The Slave of Silence\|Fred M. White The only one who seemed disposed to a mild course of policy was Bentwood. The Slave of Silence\|Fred M. White Field appeared more cheerful and philosophical; the arrest of Bentwood seemed to have taken a heavy weight from his mind. The Slave of Silence\|Fred M. White British Dictionary definitions for bentwood bentwood / (ˈbɛntˌwʊd) / noun wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture (as modifier)a bentwood chair Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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