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CLAWLIKE FOOT [1 record]

Record 1 1985-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
CONT

"A leg of a table, chair, etc. that curves outward and then tapers inward down to a clawlike foot grasping a ball".

OBS

(Webster's, à "cabriole").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble
CONT

"Les pieds à griffes retenant des boules reflètent une influence anglaise".

OBS

(Grande enc. illustrée des meubles, p. 166).

Key term(s)
  • pied à griffe

Spanish

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