cabrioles
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pluralof cabriole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
cabriolenouna curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
Example Sentences
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But ballet steps — pas de chat, cabrioles, grands fouettés sautés and more — abound; so do Cunningham uses of legs and torso.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2014
He threw a snappy salute and then, breaking free, rocketed through the air in flashing cabrioles that made the audience gasp.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And the almost pert flings and cabrioles of the narrator form a still more obvious and direct Declaration of Independence.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by George Saintsbury
On the road, we passed several hundreds of persons in carriages, cabrioles, or walking; all with merry faces, in showy clothes, and adorned with bouquets, on their route to this spot of favourite delight.
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Sir John Carr