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pied-de-biche

American

[pee-ey-duh-beesh, pyeyd^uh-beesh] / piˌeɪ dəˈbiʃ, pjeɪdəˈbiʃ /

noun

Furniture.

a termination to a leg, consisting of a slight outward curve ending in the semblance of a cloven hoof.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pieds-de-biche

plural

Etymology

Origin of pied-de-biche

< French: literally, doe's foot

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