breakfront
1
8.7
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkfrʌnt/
- Archaic
:
aparador
- Meredith felt strangely isolated, standing there alone, propped up against the breakfront.
- dining room breakfront
Examples
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There were deep carpets on all the floors and heavy furniture in scale with the rooms, low tables that were sheets of plate glass resting on stone columns, huge couches, breakfronts, and many lamps.
Fiction book (1993) -
Meredith stood at the far end of the drawing room, leaning against a Sheraton breakfront.
Fiction book (1996) -
His face was as white as the ivory-colored china in the dining room breakfront.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Ignoring the comment, her mother looked across the room toward the Regency carriage clock on the breakfront.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the breakfront, I had seven Dresden cups with little saucers.
Fiction book (1997) -
I found, in 1955, a little breakfront, just like the one my mother had in her parlor in Ulm before the war.
Fiction book (1997) -
Instead, I wandered around, admiring the antique china displayed in a breakfront and the small landscape hanging beside it.
Fiction book (1996) -
After dinner, David and Sherry's live-in, Consuelo, put coffee, tea, and assorted fruit tarts on the breakfront in the dining room.
Fiction book (1998) -
It was empty, but when it was filled with the Liebmans' furniture, it had been one of the prettiest rooms in town: brocade couches with matching chairs, an oak breakfront, and two Persian rugs.
Fiction book (2000) -
The antique breakfront showcased beautiful china and crystal, drawing the admiration of every guest.
Synonyms
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
8
8.3
A long low cabinet with cupboards for holding dishes or serving food in a dining room
5
3.5
A glass case used in shops or museums to display and protect items
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breakfront comes from the parts break and front, where break here means 'to interrupt' or 'stick out' and front means 'the front of something'. So a breakfront cabinet has a middle section that 'breaks' the flat front by sticking out to show dishes or decorations.