: a foot (as on a bathtub or piece of furniture) in the shape of a claw

Examples of claw-foot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The moldings are beautiful, and the house is loaded with fireplaces and claw-foot tubs. Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023 The spacious primary bedroom, dubbed The Roy Rogers Suite and clad in reclaimed wooden planks, includes a morning/evening bar, a claw-foot soaking tub that’s open to the bedroom, and a separate, marble-floored bathroom. Mark David, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023 How to make a claw-foot tub safer for seniors Another con is the hassle of installation. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 The diorama-like layout, part altar, part haunted house, contains mounds of soil sprouting candles, a filthy claw-foot bathtub, a forlorn-looking toilet and chandeliers resembling levitating candelabras. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 The closest thing to luxury in her house is two pairs of slippers: one under her writing desk, the other under her claw-foot tub. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 The bedrooms share a bath with a white double vanity, a claw-foot tub, two windows, a leaf-like bronze and crystal chandelier, and a standalone shower with a beach stone floor and a gray slate surround. John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023 See More of this Dreamy Southern California Cottage That Brings New Meaning to the Phrase 'Open-Door Policy' 3 Claw-Foot Bathtub Outdoor Shower What's more perfect at a country house than a claw-foot tub outdoor shower? Elena Donovan Mauer, Country Living, 28 July 2023 Furnishings include fire-engine-red claw-foot bathtubs, lime-green armchairs, mustard-yellow sofas and royal-blue desks. Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 18 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of claw-foot was in 1792

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“Claw-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claw-foot. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

claw foot

noun
: a deformity of the foot characterized by an exaggerated curvature of the longitudinal arch
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