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noun Furniture.
a ball-like turned foot, used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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How to use ball foot in a sentence
The characteristic Chippendale leg is cabriole with claw and ball foot.
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace WoodThe ball foot, not always present, indicates genuine example.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture|Arthur HaydenThe bow-legged chair, often with claw and ball foot, came into use in the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse EarleThere were also several variations on the claw and ball foot.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste|Lucy Abbot Throop