English Explanatory Dictionary

Cabriole leg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæb.ɹi.oʊl/

Word forms

Cabriole leg Cabriole legs

Etymology

From French cabriole (“goat's leap”), from Italian capriola.

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