caracole
noun
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
caracoles
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pluralof caracole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The waiter prodded the table to try caracoles, or snails, eaten by pushing a toothpick into the shell and dragging out the body.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2011
But for $20 she swindled out of the warden as she was leaving her latest penitentiary she is penniless, but she caracoles into town as the Countess of Auburn.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still, whatever her caracoles or escapades, they caused Florimel nothing but amusement, for her confidence in Malcolm -- that he could do whatever he believed he could -- was unbounded.
From The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald
The little girl caracoles sedately, clad in a riding habit, and armed with a crop.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
Angel and I followed closely with occasional caracoles, and cavortings, and scornful blowings through the nostrils.
From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley
