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单词 cabriole leg
释义

cabriole leg

noun
A kind of curved leg characteristic of Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture.One cabriole leg is rooted in the ground (originally crowns were made of tree limbs and were attributes of the gods) and the other is a cloven hoof....
  • Minimal hand-carving blended the narrow taper of the leg into the foot turning and created the semblance of a carved cabriole leg at low cost.
  • Never again could designers turn a slim-ankled cabriole leg without indulging in a ‘period’ style.

Origin

Late 18th century: so named from the resemblance to the front leg of a leaping animal (see cabriole).

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