A cabriole leg is a (usually) wooden leg for a chair or other piece of furniture with a double curve; most often this means it curves back under the piece, and then the foot curves forwards to rest on the floor directly below the corner is it supporting. The term comes from the French cabriole, meaning 'a leap like a goat', suggesting that the furniture is posed as if to move. Sometimes these legs are paired with an animal like foot (e.g., claw and ball), but scroll feet and bun feet are more common.

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