■ noun a kind of curved leg characteristic of Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture.
Origin
C18: so named from the resemblance to the front leg of a leaping animal (see cabriole ).
■ noun a kind of curved leg characteristic of Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture.
Origin
C18: so named from the resemblance to the front leg of a leaping animal (see cabriole ).
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