dressage

[ druh-sahzh; French dre-sazh ]

/ drəˈsɑʒ; French drɛˈsaʒ /

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noun

haute école (def. 1).

the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement.

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Origin of dressage

1935–40; <French, equivalent to dress(er) to dress + -age-age

Words nearby dressage

Drenthe, drepanid, Dresden, Dresden china, dress, dressage, dress circle, dress coat, dress code, dress-down, dress-down Friday

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How to use dressage in a sentence

A lot more people compete in running than in, say, dressage or sailing.
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He competes in eventing, a sort of equestrian triathlon that combines the disciplines dressage, cross country and show jumping.
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Screw him and the tax deduction dressage horse he rode in on!
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And no Stepford husband would ever tolerate a wife with as consuming a personal passion as dressage.
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Now that Rafalca has made her Olympic debut, can we please let the whole dressage thing go?
Lay Off the Dressage Attacks on Mitt and Ann Romney’s Horse Rafalca|Michelle Cottle|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dressage is a useful therapy for people with multiple sclerosis.
Lay Off the Dressage Attacks on Mitt and Ann Romney’s Horse Rafalca|Michelle Cottle|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Telegraph: Royal horsewoman Zara Philips still in contention for a medal with the UK's equestrian team in dressage.
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She laughed very prettily and told me my dressage would perhaps be difficult, as I was noble.
The King in Yellow|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for dressage

dressage

/ (ˈdrɛsɑːʒ) /

noun

the method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the rider's body signals

the manoeuvres performed by a horse trained in this method

Word Origin for dressage

French: preparation, from Old French dresser to prepare; see dress

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