Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Wood that has been steamed until pliable and then bent into shape.
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- noun Lengths of
wood that have been madepliable by heating withsteam and thenbent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ship's hulls etc)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture
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Examples
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Oak table painted White with four very sturdy metal chairs in the "bentwood" style.
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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 Myla Goldberg 2011
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Ted Watson Kennedy, in Seattle, has vintage bentwood chairs that work in bathrooms as they have a very pretty shape and take up little space.
Upgrade Your Bath 2011
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I sat in the bentwood rocker and felt the beauty of the Christmas season.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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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 Katie Beck 2011
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Square wooden tables, aged to look antique, and vintage-style bentwood chairs bring in a bit of Europe.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cosmopolitan Cafe Owners Nancy Ruhling 2012
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The four solid wood chairs were created using the bentwood technique where the furniture is sculpted via steaming and molding.
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I sat in the bentwood rocker and felt the beauty of the Christmas season.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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Square wooden tables, aged to look antique, and vintage-style bentwood chairs bring in a bit of Europe.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cosmopolitan Cafe Owners Nancy Ruhling 2012
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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 Susan Kleinman 2011
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