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General furniture
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General furniture
double-doweled
Home furnishings; General furniture
A method of joining two pieces of wood which uses two dowel pins instead of one to ensure no shifting.
mahogany
Home furnishings; General furniture
Durable tropical wood with handsome grain in a reddish color.
cantonniere
Home furnishings; General furniture
A bed hanging used in France from the middle of the 16th century. It hung outside the bed curtains to prevent drafts.
cushion drawer
Home furnishings; General furniture
A convex drawer below a cornice that runs the full width of a piece of furniture.
channel back
Home furnishings; General furniture
A sofa or chair with vertical sections of cushioning in the back design.
secretary
Home furnishings; General furniture
Writing cabinet with a fall front that lets down to provide a writing surface; often has bookshelves above and drawers below.
