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cabriole

cab·ri·ole
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl]
    • /ˈkæb riˌoʊl; French ka briˈɔl/
    • /ˈkæ.brɪəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl]
    • /ˈkæb riˌoʊl; French ka briˈɔl/

Definitions of cabriole word

  • noun cabriole 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 3
  • noun cabriole a leap in the air with one leg outstretched and the other beating against it 3
  • noun cabriole a leg of a table, chair, etc. that curves outward and then tapers inward down to the foot, often clawlike and grasping a ball 3
  • noun cabriole a leap in which one leg is thrown upward and then both legs are beaten together 3
  • noun plural cabriole 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. 1
  • noun plural cabriole Ballet. a leap in which one leg is raised in the air and the other is brought up to beat against it. 1
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Origin of cabriole

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Cabriole

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cabriole popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with cabriole

  • how to make cabriole legs?
  • how to make a cabriole leg?

Related words

  • club foot

    If someone has a club foot, they are born with a badly twisted foot.

  • cogswell chair

    an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.

  • dutch chair

    a chair of c1700, derived from Dutch models, having curved uprights, a wide splat joined to the seat rail, and cabriole legs.

  • hock leg

    a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.

  • hogarth chair

    a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.

  • pad foot

    Furniture. any of various kinds of feet to a cabriole leg, as club, slipper, trifid, or web, having the form of a flattened extension of its lines.
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