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View synonyms for breakfront

breakfront

[ breyk-fruhnt ]

adjective

  1. (of a cabinet, bookcase, etc.) having a central section extending forward from those at either side.

noun

  1. a cabinet or the like having such a front.

breakfront

/ ˈbreɪkˌfrʌnt /

adjective

  1. prenominal (of a bookcase, bureau, etc) having a slightly projecting central section

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Word History and Origins

Origin of breakfront1

First recorded in 1925–30; break + front

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