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ball and claw foot

Romanian translation: minge şi gheară

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English term or phrase:ball and claw foot
Romanian translation:minge şi gheară

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07:54 Oct 25, 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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minge şi gheară
Definition:
La stilul Chippendale terminatiile picioarelor au forma rotunda, de minge sau de ghiara.
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Cristina Bolohan
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4 +2minge şi gheară
Cristina Bolohan


  

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minge şi gheară


Definition from www.misiuneacasa.ro:
La stilul Chippendale terminatiile picioarelor au forma rotunda, de minge sau de ghiara.

Example sentence(s):
  • Designerii englezi si cei inspirati de acestia mai taziu au folosit un element inedit : picioarele mobilelor au fost sculpate in forme curbate, terminate printr-o prin forme aproape sferice, idee preluata de la artizanii chinezi. - www.artline.ro  

Explanation:
eu as traduce sferă în gheară
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Valentina Meyer
164 days
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Yes  anamaria bulgariu
222 days
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