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07:54 Oct 25, 2008
English to Hungarian translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Furniture / Household Appliances Additional field(s): Architecture, Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
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
Definition: Faragott bútorláb végződése, gömböt/golyót megragadó madárkarom formájában. Leggyakrabban a kabriol lábak végződésénél alkalmazták a XVIII. sz, közepén.
Definition from own experience or research: Faragott bútorláb végződése, gömböt/golyót megragadó madárkarom formájában. Leggyakrabban a kabriol lábak végződésénél alkalmazták a XVIII. sz, közepén.
Ennek a hullámos elejű, mahagóni holland szekrénynek hasas alsó része van, golyós-karmos lábakkal. - Lásd fönt, 234. old.
Neobarokk fotel, gömböt markoló karmos diófa lábbal, a bútor fa része és kárpitozása is teljesen felújított. - internet
Explanation:
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Tekintettel arra, hogy az angol kifejezés nem tartalmazta a "foot" szót, a magyar címszóból is kihagytam a lábat.
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A "Link to source", amelyet a végén ez az okos oldal nem is mutat, csak a negyedik referenciát volt hajlandó elfogadni az internetről a fent említett könyvre. Mi van akkor, ami azért előfordulhat, hogy a könyv nincs is az interneten?
juvera Local time: 03:34 Native speaker of: Hungarian PRO pts in category: 13
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