Furniture legs, curved like a cavalry sabre, square or round in section and tapering gently toward the base. Derived from the Greek klismos and much used on late 18th-century and early 19th-century chairs and sofas. DDA
AAT
300040848
legs, sabre
legs, scimitar
legs, Waterloo
sabre-legs
scimitar legs
Waterloo legs
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