swell front

noun Furniture.

a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.
Also called bow front.
Compare bombé.

Origin of swell front

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby swell front

sweetwort, sweir, swelinck, swell, swell box, swell front, swelled head, swelled head, have a, swelled-headed, swellfish, swellhead

Example sentences from the Web for swell front

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

    The Old Furniture Book |N. Hudson Moore