benches (furniture) <p>Long seats for two or more people, with or without a back, usually of wood, but also of stone, metal, or another material. A bench is distinguished from a stool by its greater length.</p> <p>Source: AAT</p> <p><a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300038494">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300038494</a></p>