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curvet
[ noun kur-vit; verb ker-vet, kur-vit ]
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)
curvetted or curveted, curvetting or curveting.
- to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
- to leap and frisk.
verb (used with object)
curvetted or curveted, curvetting or curveting.
- to cause to make a curvet.
curvet
/ °ìÉœËˈ±¹É›³Ù /
noun
- dressage a low leap with all four feet off the ground
verb
- dressage to make or cause to make such a leap
- intr to prance or frisk about
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of curvet1
1565–75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin ³¦³Ü°ù±¹Äå°ù±ð; curve ) + -ette -ette ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of curvet1
C16: from Old Italian corvetta, from Old French courbette, from courber to bend, from Latin ³¦³Ü°ù±¹Äå°ù±ð
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You never know when a squirrel will curvet from the fence to the shed and then acrobatically vault to a nearby tree branch.
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The brittle label read Kentucky’s Finest Bourbon Whiskey and showed a picture of a curvetting thoroughbred.
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The horses can smell the tiger scent and begin neighing and curvetting, trying to get away from it.
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"Have you seen them, grandpapa?" she asked, curvetting round him, as he proceeded at gentle pace across the lawn.
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The horses of his body-guard began to paw and curvet to free their feet as the loose reins tightened on their necks.
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