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capriole

American  
[kap-ree-ohl] / ˈkæp riˌoʊl /

noun

  1. a caper or leap.

  2. Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.

verb (used without object)

caprioled, caprioling

  1. to execute a capriole.

capriole British  
/ ˈkæprɪˌəʊl /

noun

  1. dressage a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground

  2. dancing a leap from bent knees

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verb

  1. (intr) to perform a capriole

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Etymology

Origin of capriole

1570–80; < Middle French < Italian capriola, noun derivative of capriolare to leap, caper, verbal derivative of capri ( u ) olo roebuck < Latin capreolus, equivalent to capre ( a ) roe deer (derivative of caper male goat; caper 1 ) + -olus -ole 1

Example Sentences

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Leap -- N. leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation†. ance, caper; curvet, caracole; gambade†, gambado†; capriole, demivolt†; buck, buck jump; hop skip and jump; falcade†. kangaroo, jerboa; chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea; buckjumper†; wallaby.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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