Cabriole Definition

kăbrē-ōl
noun
A leg of a table, chair, etc. that curves outward and then tapers inward down to the foot, often clawlike and grasping a ball.
Webster's New World
A leap in which one leg is thrown upward and then both legs are beaten together.
Webster's New World

Origin of Cabriole

  • French caper (from its resemblance to the foreleg of a capering animal) cabriolet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French a goat's leap

    From Wiktionary

Cabriole Sentence Examples

  • Cabochon A carved ornament used on furniture of the mid-18th century, especially on the knees of cabriole chair legs.

  • The traditional cabriole leg, which curves outward like an animal leg, is a distinctive aspect of these furniture pieces.

  • Queen Anne-style pieces are also known for their ball-and-claw footed cabriole legs, violin chair backs, and decorative turned finials.

  • The signature of this style is the cabriole leg, which ends in one of six different feet--the lion's paw, the ball and claw, the late Chippendale, the Marlborough, and the club and the spade.

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