claw foot
noun
a foot with claws.
a representation of the claws of an animal or bird, especially on the foot of a piece of furniture.
a pathological distortion of the human foot, consisting chiefly of an abnormally high longitudinal arch.
Origin of claw foot
1First recorded in 1815–25
Words Nearby claw foot
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How to use claw foot in a sentence
The name hollow claw-foot appropriately indicates the clinical appearances.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesThe articles are those six ball-and-claw-foot chairs with violin backs.
The Boss of Little Arcady | Harry Leon WilsonHe used the ball-and-claw foot with the cabriole leg: this was succeeded by the straight leg.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreHe was a big, brawny, black Yankee with a claw foot look in his eyes.
In the Days of Poor Richard | Irving BachellerThere were so many that they filled all the chairs and the long claw-foot sofa besides.
Georgina of the Rainbows | Annie Fellows Johnston
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