Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ball and claw foot
Polish translation:
kula i szpony
Dec 3, 2008 08:54
15 yrs ago
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English term
ball and claw foot
GBK
English to Polish
Art/Literary
Furniture / Household Appliances
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 sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 +2 | kula i szpony |
Natalia Jano (X)
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Proposed translations
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60 days
Selected
kula i szpony
To chyba jedyny "wiarygodny" ekwiwalent jaki udało mi się znaleźć (ze spisu treści książki o XVIII-wiecznych meblach)
Definition from
through google:
Nogi z podstawą w kształcie „kuli i szponów''
Example sentences:
Nogi z podstawą w kształcie „poduszeczki" oraz „kuli i szponów'' (meble.pl)
Note from asker:
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