Example Sentences

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"God save the King!" said Captain Hedzoff, executing a demivolte, two semilunes, and three caracols.

From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace

The noble animal, practised for years to comprehend the slightest indication of its rider's will, instantly took a demivolte, as it was called, to the left with a sharp spring.

From Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)