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cabriole

/ˈkæbɹɪˌəʊl/ UK
/ˈkæbɹiˌoʊl/ US

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Borrowed from French cabriole (“a goat's leap”).

noun cabrioles

A type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal. It has been repaired in places, like a lot of period furniture, but it retains its original finish, […] along with splendid cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet.

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@misc{cabriole_2026,
  title = {cabriole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cabriole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}