cabriole
noun
cab·ri·ole
ˈka-brē-ˌōl 
1
: a ballet leap in which one leg is extended in midair and the other struck against it
2
: a curved furniture leg ending in an ornamental foot
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His Lion solo was additionally impressive, with a series of cabriole jumps, an athletic move where the extended legs beat together at an angle in midair.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
This Louis XV-style chair features details including a curved wood frame, rounded seat back, and cabriole legs.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
Kuranaga’s Sylphide was ethereal in her back cabrioles and ronds de jambes but dead serious in her love for James.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
Whatever's going on, the cabriole chair legs dance around that deconstructivist table.
—Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2013
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
This Louis XV-style chair features details including a curved wood frame, rounded seat back, and cabriole legs.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
Kuranaga’s Sylphide was ethereal in her back cabrioles and ronds de jambes but dead serious in her love for James.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
Whatever's going on, the cabriole chair legs dance around that deconstructivist table.
—Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2013
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“Cabriole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabriole. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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cabriole
noun
cab·ri·ole
ˈkab-rē-ˌōl
1
: a ballet leap in which one leg is extended and the other struck against it
2
: a curved furniture leg ending in an ornamental foot
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