Definition of "breakfront" [breakfront]

• A piece of furniture, such as a cabinet or a bookcase, with a central section that projects beyond the sections to either side. (noun)

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• "For 19-odd years, it had never occurred to me to question why the hell we were calling a breakfront a bilgray."
• "The decorative tins piled higher and higher on our breakfront as the days of advent wore on."
• "The candy drawer was the upper right drawer of a wooden breakfront, located in a study off the living room."