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pied-de-biche

[ pee-ey-duh-beesh; French pyeyduh-beesh ]

noun

, Furniture.
, plural pieds-de-biche [pee-eyz-d, uh, -, beesh, pyeyd, uh, -, beesh].
  1. a termination to a leg, consisting of a slight outward curve ending in the semblance of a cloven hoof.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pied-de-biche1

< French: literally, doe's foot

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