French foot

American  

[french foot] / ˈfrɛntʃ ˈfʊt /

noun

Furniture.

1. Also called scroll foot.  Also called whorl foot.  Also called knurl toe.  a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.

2. a bracket foot comprising a downward and outward continuation of the adjoining surfaces of the piece, the corner of the foot being a concave outward curve and the inner edges being a pair of ogee curves continuing the lines of the bottom rails downward.

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Example Sentences

Some 250 British officers – and 50 police dogs - will be in France over the coming weeks, with some joining French foot patrols around the centre of Paris.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

Against all momentum, it’s Australia that nearly scores first: a cross, a header, a stray French foot.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2018

There’s a good hundred early 20th century street games listed: Paper chase, Egg-in-cap, Queenie, Missings out, French foot, Punch ball, Bounce ball, Wally, Dust holes, Rabbit in the hutch.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2012

The French foot were drawn up in two lines, with the villages in their front strongly occupied by infantry.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various

Fashioning machines are indispensable for knitting the Niantic and French foot, and also for the production of stripes, fancy openwork, and lace hosiery.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)