1. a curved furniture leg that bulges outward at the knee and curves inward at the ankle
Usage: furniture design
2. a ballet leap in which one leg is extended and the other is brought up to meet it before landing
Usage: ballet

Examples

• The antique chair featured elegant cabriole legs typical of Queen Anne style.
• The mahogany table stood on four gracefully curved cabriole legs.
• She practiced the cabriole jump repeatedly during ballet class.
• The dancer’s cabriole was perfectly executed with both legs extended.
• Furniture makers often carved decorative details into cabriole legs.
• The ballerina’s cabriole seemed to defy gravity for a moment.
• Cabriole legs were especially popular in 18th-century furniture design.