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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.]
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As six men circle the stage with huge cabrioles, their flight resounds with hopeful power.
Houston Ballet by Croft, Clare / Dance Magazine
His double cabrioles open and close languorously as if he's floating in the air.
American Ballet Theatre by Perron, Wendy / Dance Magazine
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (1996), adorned by the Kirov's bright smiles, airy cabrioles, and dizzying speed, felt like a letter written once in a classical form but then revised with a fierce, almost biting sensibility and relentless momentum.
Kirov Ballet by Marshall, Lea / Dance Magazine
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