Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ball and claw foot
Swedish translation:
kulklofot
Added to glossary by
Enrique Cavalitto
Dec 3, 2008 14:54
15 yrs ago
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English term
ball and claw foot
GBK
English to Swedish
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
(Swedish)
| 5 +2 | kulklofot |
Karin Hellbom
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| 5 | claw and ball- |
Mats Wiman
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Proposed translations
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Karin Hellbom
Italy
Italy
Italy
Expertise, dedication and enthusiasm
Native in: Swedish
Works in: Italian to Swedish, English to Swedish
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kulklofot
claw and ball förekommer ju också ofta i svenska texter
Definition from
Nationalencyklopedin:
cabriole-ben, ett S-format möbelben, vanligen avslutat i en kulklofot
Example sentences:
cabriole-ben, ett S-format möbelben, vanligen avslutat i en kulklofot. (Nationalencyklopedin)
SKÅL MED HÄNKLAR och kulklofötter, silver, London, 1768/69, troligen John Lautier. Längd ca: 21 cm. (Göteborgs auktionsverk)
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
claw and ball-
Definition from
own experience or research:
Fot bestående av en kula/boll som omsluts av en fågelklo
Example sentences:
66 - Karmstolar, 1 par, rokokostil, omkring 1900, claw and ball-fötter, grönmålade utropspris: 4000 slutpris: 0 (Helsingborgs Auktionsverk)
Note from asker:
| Hi Juan, Firstly, thank you very much for your answer. Actually, it is the name of a clause, so I think that your translation might not work in this case. |
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