manège
Americannoun
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the art of training and riding horses.
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the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.
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a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.
noun
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the art of training horses and riders Compare dressage
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a riding school
Etymology
Origin of manège
1635–45; < French < Italian maneggio; see manage
Example Sentences
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During one of her first lessons with Hester, Dujardin saw a four-year-old dark bay horse cantering down the far side of the manège.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
When Dujardin came out of the manège, Hester said the mistake had probably cost her the gold.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
At the far end of the manège, Hester sat on one of two chairs, raised on a dais.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
The camera catches Dujardin as she leaves the manège, fuming at an error that Valegro has made.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
"If you say another word about oysters, you shall not ride in the manège to-night."
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
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