claw-and-ball foot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of claw-and-ball foot
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Panelings and moldings that had done duty during the Jacobean period were retained in all their splendor, and to these were added the new feature of the claw-and-ball foot.
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