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What does bentwood mean?

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Noun
  1. (woodworking, countable and uncountable) Also 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.).
  2. (countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
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With an oath, bentwood darted forward and flung himself upon Berrington's shoulders.
Swivel chairs were also available in bentwood, reed, and wood with leather upholstery.
Its curved frame suggests almost a modern reinterpretation of the bentwood chair.
I sit on a bentwood chair in a patch of sunlight as if I'm in a single spot, centre of a dim-lit stage, shadow-filled with movement and with portent.
No book on American seating furniture, painted fancy chairs, or bentwood construction is complete without an example of his work.
The old guy was still up, sitting on his bentwood chair, and gave me a knowing nod as I passed him.

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