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CABRIOLE
Etymology
Noun
cabriole (plural cabrioles)
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.
Anagrams
• albicore, braciole
Source: Wiktionary
Cab"ri*ole, n. Etym: [F. See Cabriolet, and cf. Capriole.] (Man.)
Definition: A curvet; a leap. See Capriole. The cabrioles which his charger exhibited. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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