About The Word Curvet
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Curvet
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What's The Definition Of Curvet?
[n] a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
[v] perform a curvet, of a horse Synonyms | Synonyms for Curvet: vaulting Related Terms | Find terms related to Curvet: See Also | bound | dressage | jump | leap | spring Curvet In Webster's Dictionary \Cur"vet\ (k[^u]r"v?t or k[^u]r-v?t"; 277), n. [OE.
corvet, It. corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See {Curve}, and cf.
{Corvetto}.]
1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both
his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore
legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his
legs are in the air at once.
2. A prank; a frolic.
\Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or {-vetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or {-vetting}.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. ``Oft and high he did curvet.'' --Drayton. 2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak. \Cur"vet\, v. t. To cause to curvet. --Landor. |
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