pied-de-biche
[ pee-ey-duh-beesh; French pyeyduh-beesh ]
noun,plural pieds-de-biche [pee-eyz-duh-beesh; French pyeyduh-beesh]. /piˌeɪz dəˈbiʃ; French pyeɪdəˈbiʃ/. Furniture.
a termination to a leg, consisting of a slight outward curve ending in the semblance of a cloven hoof.
Origin of pied-de-biche
1<French: literally, doe's foot
- Also called hoof foot.
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How to use pied-de-biche in a sentence
The hoof foot and the carved knee have obviously been copied from a fine Queen Anne model.
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