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- noun In furniture design, a curved
leg with outcurvedknee andincurved ankle . Asignature design element of theQueen Anne style offurniture , 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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From Italian, cabriole ('goat's leap').
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