Phrase guide

Cabriole leg

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈkæb.ɹi.oʊl/

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noun

Meaning 1

In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat.

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History

Etymology

From French cabriole (“goat's leap”), from Italian capriola.