Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of furniture, such as a cabinet or a bookcase, with a central section that projects beyond the sections to either side.
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- noun Any piece of
furniture that has a central section thatprojects fartherforward than the other sections.
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Examples
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For 19-odd years, it had never occurred to me to question why the hell we were calling a breakfront a bilgray.
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The candy drawer was the upper right drawer of a wooden breakfront, located in a study off the living room.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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Wagner's 1890 mahogany collector's cabinet combines the profile of an 18th-century breakfront with inset panels of Japanese cloisonné that evoke 1880s English Aestheticism.
Modernism's Austrian Rebels Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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He then deliberately concealed them under a silver Kiddush cup in the breakfront.
The Last Lion Brittany Newmark 2011
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Among them: an autographed photo of golfer Arnold Palmer, oil paintings, Limoges porcelain dishes, Baccarat crystal stemware, light fixtures, fur coats, a custom-made breakfront cabinet, brass platters and Southwestern pottery.
Turning Others' Junk Into Treasure for Local Charities Melanie Grayce West 2011
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The candy drawer was the upper right drawer of a wooden breakfront, located in a study off the living room.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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The decorative tins piled higher and higher on our breakfront as the days of advent wore on.
Christina Pirello: Discovering the Christmas Spirit Christina Pirello 2011
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The decorative tins piled higher and higher on our breakfront as the days of advent wore on.
Christina Pirello: Discovering the Christmas Spirit Christina Pirello 2011
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The decorative tins piled higher and higher on our breakfront as the days of advent wore on.
Christina Pirello: Discovering the Christmas Spirit Christina Pirello 2011
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He then deliberately concealed them under a silver Kiddush cup in the breakfront.
The Last Lion Brittany Newmark 2011
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