ball and claw foot

Persian (Farsi) translation: سر پایه گوی-چنگالی، سر پایه گوی-پنجه ای

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English term or phrase:ball and claw foot
Persian (Farsi) translation:سر پایه گوی-چنگالی، سر پایه گوی-پنجه ای

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20:26 Aug 4, 2009
English to Persian (Farsi) 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.

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  • 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
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سر پایه گوی-چنگالی، سر پایه گوی-پنجه ای
Definition:
سر پایه کنده کاری شده که شبیه گویی در چنگال عقاب، ماهیخوار، و یا پنجه شیر و ازدها است.
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5 +2سر پایه گوی-چنگالی، سر پایه گوی-پنجه ای
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سر پایه گوی-چنگالی، سر پایه گوی-پنجه ای


Definition from own experience or research:
سر پایه کنده کاری شده که شبیه گویی در چنگال عقاب، ماهیخوار، و یا پنجه شیر و ازدها است.

Example sentence(s):
  • I didn't find any appropriate equivalent , so I decided to suggest a calque translation. The examples I have provided here are for the Persian equivalen of "foot", which here means "سر پایه" سر پايه ها [ پايه هاي تخت ] چون سر اژدها ندانست کس گوهرش را بها. - لغتنامه دهخدا  
  • سر پایه های جدید لا ستیکی غیر لغزنده قابل تنظیم - ایران سوگند  
Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Farzad Akmali
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