BENTWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bentwood mean? 

• BENTWOOD (noun)
  The noun BENTWOOD has 1 sense:

1. wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture

  Familiarity information: BENTWOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENTWOOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

bentwood chairs

Hypernyms ("bentwood" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)