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medium density fiberboard (MDF)

Home furnishings; General furniture

Manufactured material made from compressed wood particles or fibers and glue that is often used as a core for veneered products. MDF has no grain, which makes it an excellent core material because ...

fiddleback

Home furnishings; General furniture

Chair back whose splat looks like a violin.

spooning

Home furnishings; General furniture

A curved chair back designed to fit the sitter's form. Common in Queen Anne styled chairs.

acanthus leaf

Home furnishings; General furniture

A decorative sculpture based on the acanthus leaf, a spicy Mediterranean plant. Popular Greek, decorative motif adapted from the acanthus plant. Found in almost all the classics of design, including ...

self storing leaves

Home furnishings; General furniture

The leaves, which are stored in the table.

upcycle

Apparel; Coats & jackets

The process of converting waste or discarded products into new products with higher quality and new usage. Reworking junk materials into new and improved products. Often associated with recycling, ...

Cedar chest

Home furnishings; General furniture

Rectangular storage chest made of Cedar or pine veneer sold to prevent damage to the moth on woollen fabrics. The dowry of the bride in the 20th century.