单词 | ball and claw |
释义 | > as lemmasball and claw ball and claw n. attributive. = claw-and-ball n. at claw n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts > type of foot ball and claw1875 claw-and-ball1902 1875 Times 19 Apr. 8/5 A large peg tankard on ball and claw feet. 1904 E. Singleton French & Eng. Furnit. 237 In not one of Chippendale's drawings of chairs does the simple ball-and-claw foot occur. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 23/1 Ball and claw foot (or claw and ball), terminal to a cabriole leg...In use on English furniture from the early until the late years of the 18th cent. 1990 Do It Yourself Apr. 13/1 A set of ball and claw feet for your traditional tub. < as lemmas |
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