curvet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
verb perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva (“curve”), from Latin curva, feminine of curvus (“bent, curved”).

CURVETS AND CARACOLES: the prancing and turning of a horse. — The Short-story, Unknown
For half an hour my wife capers and curvets sideways along the bridle road. — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown
The steed made his curvets--he was well broken in, but I felt him quiver under me. — Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

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