bentwood
(noun) wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; “bentwood chairs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bentwood (countable and uncountable, plural bentwoods)
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes, attributive) 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.).
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
Source: Wiktionary
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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