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bentwood

[ UK /bˈɛntwʊd/ ]
NOUN
  1. wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture
    bentwood chairs

How To Use bentwood In A Sentence

  • In the living room, an Eames lounge sits catty-corner to a bentwood rocker; on the dining table, jelly-jar tumblers are set next to Nicole's grandmother's sterling silverware. The Search
  • Thoughts like, "I can't give up that gorgeous little white creamer," pop into my head and for a second at least I am convinced I can't go, I can't be separated from some adorable little dish, or expertly molded bentwood chair. Katie Beck: Pardon My French: Our Heroine Sells Her Old Life
  • The old guy was still up, sitting on his bentwood chair, and gave me a knowing nod as I passed him.
  • The bentwood chair and area rug are focal points.
  • This pavilion challenged the nationalistic and decorative emphasis of the 1925 Exhibition by including mass-production, for example a table made by a hospital-furniture manufacturer, Maples armchairs and bentwood chair.
  • Other items remained recognizable as parts of domestic or industrial objects, including the curving back of a wicker love seat, bundles of chair and table legs, and the back of a bentwood rocker.
  • Swivel chairs were also available in bentwood, reed, and wood with leather upholstery.
  • Later, a German designer started using bentwood rods to construct the frames of chairs and other furniture.
  • It fills the corner of a nondescript block, its size calling to mind an old-fashioned parlor where you might order at the counter, choose between a selection that doesn't range much wider than pistachio or maple walnut and then take yourself to a bentwood chair at a water-stained wooden table. An Ice Cream Pilgrim's Progress
  • Sprung upholstery, plywood, and bentwood appeared, metal was used structurally for bed-frames (eliminating bed-bugs) and cast-iron outdoor chairs, and arrangements became more informal.
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