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cabriole
[ kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl ]
noun
- Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- Ballet. a leap in which one leg is raised in the air and the other is brought up to beat against it.
cabriole
/ ˈkæbrɪˌəʊl /
noun
- Also calledcabriole leg a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- ballet a leap in the air with one leg outstretched and the other beating against it
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Example Sentences
I remember,” replies the other; “for at that moment I gave six thousand francs a month to little Cabriole of the Varieties.
The next morning Cabriole woke up his master who dressed himself and went to take a walk.
Cabriole ran to his master to tell him the news, when Avenant bid him go and remind the queen of the poor prisoner.
But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriole, and bade farewell to my friend.
He early used the ogee curve and cabriole leg, the knees of which he carved with cartouches and leaves or other designs.
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