ball foot

noun

, Furniture.

1. a ball-like turned foot, used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Example Sentences

The characteristic Chippendale leg is cabriole with claw and ball foot.

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The ball foot, not always present, indicates genuine example.

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The bow-legged chair, often with claw and ball foot, came into use in the beginning of the eighteenth century.

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There were also several variations on the claw and ball foot.

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