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单词 cabriole
释义

cabriole

noun

cab·​ri·​ole ˈka-brē-ˌōl How to pronounce cabriole (audio)
1
: a ballet leap in which one leg is extended in midair and the other struck against it
2
: a curved furniture leg ending in an ornamental foot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Kuranaga’s Sylphide was ethereal in her back cabrioles and ronds de jambes but dead serious in her love for James. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018 Whatever's going on, the cabriole chair legs dance around that deconstructivist table. Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2013

Word History

Etymology

French, caper

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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