From the French for "caper", it's a curved furniture leg that often tapers to a paw
that curves outward and then tapers inward down to the foot, often ... cabriole 
 noun Etymology: French, caper Date: circa 1797 1. a ballet leap in ... Furniture 
a leg, curved and tapering, often ending in the form of an animal s paw, used... [DOC] [TLE] cabriole leg - Universalium [PAR] furniture leg of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves the upper one convex, 
the lower one concave.