ball and claw foot

Japanese translation: ボールアンドクロウ

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English term or phrase:	ball and claw foot
Japanese translation:	ボールアンドクロウ

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21:54 Oct 22, 2008

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English term or phrase: ball and claw foot

Definition from Traditional Enterprises, LLC:
A carved foot motif that resembling a ball or egg held in an eagle, crane, dragon or lion's claw. Most associated with 18th-century American and English furniture, the ball and claw foot's origins were in China as the dragon claw clutching a pearl, crystal ball or jewel.

Example sentence(s):

Ball and claw feet are the most familiar kind of traditional style bath foot. The foot consists of a claw or talon in relief grasping a ball which rests on the floor. Ball and claw feet vary greatly in the amount of detail and may be more or less ornate. buzzle.com
This is a very rare small foot stool. It is 10 1/2 in diameter and 5 tall. This is the way I purchased it, but I am sure at one time it probably had a rounded dome top cushion. The excellent cast ball and claw feet are in great condition. Scripps Networks, Inc.
Alastair A. Stair takes you on a journey across cultures in this history of the ball-and-claw foot and its regional variations, in terms of how the muscles are carved, how the claw is angled or curved, and the overall tension shown in the piece. The Tauton Press

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ボールアンドクロウ

Definition:
アンティークの家具の脚は色々な形がありますよね。定番のネコ脚やツイストの脚、ネコ脚がボールを掴んだボールアンドクロウ、すらっとしたスペードフット　（新宿伊勢丹）

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ボールアンドクロウ

Definition from オンラインショップアーカイ:
アンティークの家具の脚は色々な形がありますよね。定番のネコ脚やツイストの脚、ネコ脚がボールを掴んだボールアンドクロウ、すらっとしたスペードフット　（新宿伊勢丹）

Example sentence(s):

爪と玉の形(クロウ・アンド・ボール・フット)、ライオンの足の形など。あなたは何種類みつけられますか？ - British Hills
多くつくられた椅子に例をとり。。。。カブリオル=レッグにはスプーン=フットやクロウ=アンド=ボールフット，ストライプ=レッグゴシック=レッグを用い， - 家具の歴史
後ろ脚までしっかりとボールアンドクロウが彫り込まれた拘りを感じさせるブックケースです。 - ｌloyds Angiques

Explanation:
上記伊勢丹の表現に「ネコ脚がボールを掴んだ」とありますが、　”鷹の爪がボールを掴んだ”の誤りです。利用した参照サイトのままコピーしていますことをご承諾ください（YK)

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Teşekkürler. Ama bu çeviri daha çok genç olmayan ama öyle davranan biri için uygun olur gibi geldi. Yine de teşekkürler.

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Sanırım benim aradığım cevaba en yakın sizin öneriniz olacak. Teşekkürler.

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