"bentwood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛntwʊd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-bentwood.ogg [Australia] Forms: bentwoods [plural]
Etymology: bent + wood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bent|wood}} bent + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bentwood (countable and uncountable, plural bentwoods)
  1. (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.). Tags: attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Woodworking Translations (wood that has been made pliable and bent): Bugholz [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-bentwood-en-noun-09LD9onU Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking Disambiguation of 'wood that has been made pliable and bent': 85 15
  2. (countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-bentwood-en-noun-gxkgKNx8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

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