gateleg
Syllables: gate·legUK/ˈɡeɪtlɛɡ/
gateleg noun: a table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.
Noun
gateleg (plural gatelegs)
- A table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.
- a gateleg desk; a gateleg shelf
- A piece of furniture (especially a table) with a leg or legs of this kind.
- […] the gate-leg at which we used to have afternoon tea had to be taken away into the drawing-room to make place for the piano out of the drawing-room when it was moved in here:1949, Elizabeth Bowen, chapter 6, in The Heat of the Day, pages 107-108
Forms of gateleg
| plural | gatelegs |
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Origin of gateleg
From gate + leg.
Words formed from gateleg
Phrases with gateleg
Questions about gateleg
- What does gateleg mean?
- Gateleg means a table leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf of the tabletop to hang down; having such a leg or legs.
- What part of speech is gateleg?
- Gateleg is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gateleg?
- Gateleg is pronounced /ˈɡeɪtlɛɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gateleg?
- The plural of gateleg is gatelegs.
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