pied-de-biche

[ pee-ey-duh-beesh; French pyeyduh-beesh ]

noun

, Furniture.

, plural pieds-de-biche [pee-eyz-d, uh, -, beesh, pyeyd, uh, -, beesh].

1. a termination to a leg, consisting of a slight outward curve ending in the semblance of a cloven hoof.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pied-de-biche¹

< French: literally, doe's foot