Definition of "cabriole" [cab•ri•ole]

• A form of furniture leg that curves outward and then narrows downward into an ornamental foot, characteristic of Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture. (noun)

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• "But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriole, and bade farewell to my friend."
• "He expressed his enthusiasm by referring to a leaping ballet step: "We should clap and cabriole with delight.""
• "The mahogany stool and hinged lid had a large, shaped apron on all sides to hide the enclosed pot, and stood on cabriole legs with pad feet."