breakfront

noun

break·​front ˈbrāk-ˌfrənt How to pronounce breakfront (audio)
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: a large cabinet or bookcase whose center section projects beyond the flanking end sections

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For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024 Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023

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First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of breakfront was in 1894

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