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break⋅front

[breyk-fruhnt]
–adjective
1. (of a cabinet, bookcase, etc.) having a central section extending forward from those at either side.
–noun
2. a cabinet or the like having such a front.

Origin:
1925–30; break + front
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break·front   (brāk'frŭnt')   
n.  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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