cabriole

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UK/ˈkæbɹɪˌəʊl/US/ˈkæbɹiˌoʊl/

noun

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.

OriginFrench cabriole →
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Meanings

nouncabriole (plural cabrioles)

plural cabrioles

  1. 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.

    2009 January 23, Benjamin Genocchio, “A Winter Wonderland of Old and Modern Invites Meandering”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchcabriole
  2. Frenchcabriole
  3. Englishcabriole

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

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APA

cabriole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabriole

MLA

“cabriole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabriole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabriole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabriole.

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