Cabriole
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal.
"It has been repaired in places, like a lot of period furniture, but it retains its original finish, […] along with splendid cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet."
Example
More examples"It has been repaired in places, like a lot of period furniture, but it retains its original finish, […] along with splendid cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet."
Etymology
From French cabriole (“a goat's leap”).
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