<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">oxbow</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>shape</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>shape for furniture</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>oxbow front</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reverse serpentine</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A shape composed of two convex sections and a central concave section, for example with furniture pieces the fronts of which curve inward between outcurved ends and the center. Named for its resemblance to the bow-shaped piece of wood forming a collar for a yoked ox, with the upper ends fastened to the yoke. ]]></note></mads>