cabriole

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Определение cabriole в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: 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; The name given to chair or table legs in the style of the first half of the 18th century (Queen Anne, Early Georgian, Chippendale): the leg curves out at the knee and inwards towards the foot, tapering towards the bottom The foot may be a club, a claw-and-ball, a paw or scroll, and there may be a carved ornament on the knee such as the scallop shell or the lion motif; [n] style of leg in the shape of the hind leg of a deer or other leaping animal; legs which curve out from the seat & inward toward the foot in an S shape; A curvet; a leap; {s} curved
Cabriole leg: In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat
Cabriole legs: plural form of Cabriole leg