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cabriole

/kab-ree-ohl; French ka-bree-awl/US // ˈkæb riˌoʊl; French ka briˈɔl //UK // (ˈkæbrɪˌəʊl) //

卡布利奥,卡布利欧,卡布利埃,卡布利奥尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Examples

  • I remember,” replies the other; “for at that moment I gave six thousand francs a month to little Cabriole of the Varieties.

  • The next morning Cabriole woke up his master who dressed himself and went to take a walk.

  • Cabriole ran to his master to tell him the news, when Avenant bid him go and remind the queen of the poor prisoner.

  • But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriole, and bade farewell to my friend.

  • He early used the ogee curve and cabriole leg, the knees of which he carved with cartouches and leaves or other designs.