cabriole

[ kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl ]

/ ˈkæb riˌoʊl; French ka briˈɔl /

noun, plural cab·ri·oles [kab-ree-ohlz; French ka-bree-awl]. /ˈkæb riˌoʊlz; French ka briˈɔl/.

Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.

Ballet. a leap in which one leg is raised in the air and the other is brought up to beat against it.

Origin of cabriole

1775–85; <French: leap, caper; so called because modeled on leg of a capering animal (see capriole); b by influence of cabri kid (≪ Old Provençal ) and kindred words

Words nearby cabriole

cabretta, cabrilla, Cabrillo, Cabrini, cabrio, cabriole, cabriolet, cabrito, cabstand, cabuya, cac-

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Example sentences from the Web for cabriole

But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriole, and bade farewell to my friend.
Frankenstein|Mary Shelley
The table with cabriole legs came into fashion, and immediately cabriole legs in some form or other became de rigueur.
Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne|J. P. Blake
These clearly point to the transition between the cabriole leg and the straight leg of Chippendale, and are about 1760 in date.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture|Arthur Hayden
This idea must have arisen from the fact that many chairs of the eighteenth century with cabriole legs, did have stuffed backs.
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace Wood

The next morning Cabriole woke up his master who dressed himself and went to take a walk.
Bo-Peep Story Books|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for cabriole

cabriole

/ (ˈkæbrɪˌəʊl) /

noun

Also called: cabriole leg a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve

ballet a leap in the air with one leg outstretched and the other beating against it

Word Origin for cabriole

C18: from French, from cabrioler to caper; from its being based on the leg of a capering animal; see cabriolet

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单词	cabriole
释义	cabriole [ kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl ] / ˈkæb riˌoʊl; French ka briˈɔl / noun, plural cab·ri·oles [kab-ree-ohlz; French ka-bree-awl]. /ˈkæb riˌoʊlz; French ka briˈɔl/. Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century. Ballet. a leap in which one leg is raised in the air and the other is brought up to beat against it. Origin of cabriole 1775–85; <French: leap, caper; so called because modeled on leg of a capering animal (see capriole); b by influence of cabri kid (≪ Old Provençal ) and kindred words Words nearby cabriole cabretta, cabrilla, Cabrillo, Cabrini, cabrio, cabriole, cabriolet, cabrito, cabstand, cabuya, cac- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cabriole But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriole, and bade farewell to my friend. Frankenstein\|Mary Shelley The table with cabriole legs came into fashion, and immediately cabriole legs in some form or other became de rigueur. Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne\|J. P. Blake These clearly point to the transition between the cabriole leg and the straight leg of Chippendale, and are about 1760 in date. Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture\|Arthur Hayden This idea must have arisen from the fact that many chairs of the eighteenth century with cabriole legs, did have stuffed backs. The Art of Interior Decoration\|Grace Wood The next morning Cabriole woke up his master who dressed himself and went to take a walk. Bo-Peep Story Books\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for cabriole cabriole / (ˈkæbrɪˌəʊl) / noun Also called: cabriole leg a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve ballet a leap in the air with one leg outstretched and the other beating against it Word Origin for cabriole C18: from French, from cabrioler to caper; from its being based on the leg of a capering animal; see cabriolet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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