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cabriole

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cab·ri·ole  (kbr-l)
n.
A form of furniture leg that curves outward and then narrows downward into an ornamental foot, characteristic of Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture.

[French, caper (from its resemblance to the foreleg of a capering animal); see cabriolet.]

cabriole [ˈkæbrɪˌəʊl]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Also called cabriole leg a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
2. (Performing Arts / Ballet) Ballet a leap in the air with one leg outstretched and the other beating against it
[from French, from cabrioler to caper; from its being based on the leg of a capering animal; see cabriolet]
Translations
cabriole
n (of table etc)geschwungenes or geschweiftes Bein


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In Giselle she left an indelible impression, with her astonishing lightness and elevation, huge leaps and back-traveling cabrioles.
The most distinctive feature of Queen Anne furniture is the cabriole leg, shaped in a double curve (the upper part convex, the lower concave) and ending
The most distinctive feature of Queen Anne furniture is the cabriole leg, shaped in a double curve (the upper part convex, the lower concave) and ending
 
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