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• bentwood furniture — Type of furniture made of wooden rods bent into shape after being heated with steam. The method was used on the 18th century Windsor chair, but its principal exponent was Michael Thonet, who exploited its possibilities in the 1840s. His bentwood… …   Universalium

• furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

• bentwood — adjective Date: 1862 made of wood that is bent rather than cut into shape < bentwood furniture > • bentwood noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Bentwood — is a term used to describe furniture made by steaming wood, bending it, and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns, and is most often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe chairs, and other light furniture. The process was… …   Wikipedia

• bentwood — [bent′wo͞od΄] adj. designating furniture made of wood permanently bent into various forms by heat, moisture, and pressure …   English World dictionary

• bentwood — /bent wood /, n. 1. wood steamed and bent for use in furniture. 2. an article of furniture made of bentwood. adj. 3. of or pertaining to furniture made principally of pieces of wood of circular or oval section, steamed, bent, and screwed together …   Universalium

• bentwood — /ˈbɛntwʊd/ (say bentwood) noun 1. wood steamed and bent for use in furniture. –adjective 2. of or denoting such furniture …  

• furniture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Movable equipment for office, home, etc. See also light, music. Nouns 1. furniture, [home] furnishings, household effects, movables. 2. seat, throne, dais; [Adirondack, Bath, Barcelona, barber, basket,… …   English dictionary for students

• bentwood — bent•wood [[t]ˈbɛntˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) fur wood steamed and bent for use in furniture 2) fur designating furniture made principally of pieces of wood steamed and bent into curving shapes • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

• bentwood — noun Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships hulls etc) …   Wiktionary

• bentwood — n. wood that has been bent using heat and pressure (used for making furniture) …   English contemporary dictionary