Definition: an early style of furniture foot, carved to resemble a realistic animal hoof (typically that of a deer); it developed along with the cabriole leg, with which it usually appears, towards the end of the 17th century; most characteristic of Régence, William and Mary, and early Louis XV and Queen Anne furniture, although it continued throughout the 18th century
Also Known As: pied-de-biche (deer's foot)
Example:
Ornate carving characterized the William and Mary chair, from its turned finials on the top down to its hoof feet.