curvet
[ noun kur-vit; verb ker-vet, kur-vit ]
/ noun ˈkɜr vɪt; verb kərˈvɛt, ˈkɜr vɪt /
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noun
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
verb (used without object), cur·vet·ted or cur·vet·ed, cur·vet·ting or cur·vet·ing.
to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
to leap and frisk.
verb (used with object), cur·vet·ted or cur·vet·ed, cur·vet·ting or cur·vet·ing.
to cause to make a curvet.
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curvet
/ (kɜːˈvɛt) /
noun
dressage a low leap with all four feet off the ground
verb -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted
dressage to make or cause to make such a leap
(intr) to prance or frisk about
Word Origin for curvet
C16: from Old Italian corvetta, from Old French courbette, from courber to bend, from Latin curvāre
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