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单词 claw-and-ball
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claw-and-ball
claw-and-ball n. applied to furniture of which the feet are characterized by the representation of a claw clasping a ball.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts > type of foot
ball and claw1875
claw-and-ball1902
1902 Connoisseur Jan. 55/1 It [sc. a wine cistern] is supported by four claw-and-ball feet.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 23 Jan. 2/1 Perfect specimens of claw-and-ball furniture.
1955 Times 7 July 5/7 Carved tripods terminating in claw-and-ball feet (4 ft. high).
1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 23/1 Ball and claw foot (or claw and ball), terminal to a cabriole leg...In use on English furniture from the early until the late years of the 18th cent.
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