cabriole legn.

Brit.

/ˈkabrɪəʊl ˌlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈkæbriˌoʊl ˌlɛɡ/,

/ˈkæbriˌɔl ˌlɛɡ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cabriole n., leg n.

Etymology: Apparently < cabriole n. (compare cabriole n. 4) + leg n.Compare French pied en cabriole, although this is apparently first attested later (mid 20th cent. or earlier, probably after English).

A type of curved leg characteristic of Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Louis XV furniture of the 18th cent., having an upper curve bowing outward and a lower curve bowing inward. Cf. cabriole n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > leg or support

leg1616

Marlborough leg1788

therm1788

monopodium1807

cabriole leg1844

pedestal1851

cabriole1888

sabre leg1952

1844 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 11 Mar. Set of eight very elegant chairs, with cabriole legs.

1888 J. Marshall in Catal. Exhib. Decor. Handiwork, Edinb. 59 Settees and chairs with their cabriole legs and lion-claw feet.

1907 H. C. Candee Decor. Styles 202 The cabriole leg is the one great point of this decorative period with which collectors..must arm themselves.

2008 Watford Observer (Nexis) 8 June Tapering cabriole legs, headed by acanthus scrolls.

Compounds

cabriole-legged adj. (of a piece of furniture) having cabriole legs.

ΚΠ

1856 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 26 Apr. 4/5 A handsome Cabriole legged Easy Chair, in Crimson Plush.

2005 Woodworker May 104/1 Chests of drawers built upon cabriole legged stands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cabriole leg
释义	cabriole legn. Brit. /ˈkabrɪəʊl ˌlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈkæbriˌoʊl ˌlɛɡ/, /ˈkæbriˌɔl ˌlɛɡ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cabriole n., leg n. Etymology: Apparently < cabriole n. (compare cabriole n. 4) + leg n.Compare French pied en cabriole, although this is apparently first attested later (mid 20th cent. or earlier, probably after English). A type of curved leg characteristic of Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Louis XV furniture of the 18th cent., having an upper curve bowing outward and a lower curve bowing inward. Cf. cabriole n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > leg or support leg1616 Marlborough leg1788 therm1788 monopodium1807 cabriole leg1844 pedestal1851 cabriole1888 sabre leg1952 1844 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 11 Mar. Set of eight very elegant chairs, with cabriole legs. 1888 J. Marshall in Catal. Exhib. Decor. Handiwork, Edinb. 59 Settees and chairs with their cabriole legs and lion-claw feet. 1907 H. C. Candee Decor. Styles 202 The cabriole leg is the one great point of this decorative period with which collectors..must arm themselves. 2008 Watford Observer (Nexis) 8 June Tapering cabriole legs, headed by acanthus scrolls. Compounds cabriole-legged adj. (of a piece of furniture) having cabriole legs. ΚΠ 1856 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 26 Apr. 4/5 A handsome Cabriole legged Easy Chair, in Crimson Plush. 2005 Woodworker May 104/1 Chests of drawers built upon cabriole legged stands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844
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