claw foot

noun

1. a foot with claws.
2. a representation of the claws of an animal or bird, especially on the foot of a piece of furniture.
3. a pathological distortion of the human foot, consisting chiefly of an abnormally high longitudinal arch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of claw foot¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The name hollow claw-foot appropriately indicates the clinical appearances.

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The articles are those six ball-and-claw-foot chairs with violin backs.

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He used the ball-and-claw foot with the cabriole leg: this was succeeded by the straight leg.

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He was a big, brawny, black Yankee with a claw foot look in his eyes.

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There were so many that they filled all the chairs and the long claw-foot sofa besides.

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