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curvet
[kur-vit, 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)
to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
to leap and frisk.
verb (used with object)
to cause to make a curvet.
curvet
/ ɜːˈɛ /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of curvet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of curvet1
Example Sentences
You never know when a squirrel will curvet from the fence to the shed and then acrobatically vault to a nearby tree branch.
The brittle label read Kentucky’s Finest Bourbon Whiskey and showed a picture of a curvetting thoroughbred.
The horses can smell the tiger scent and begin neighing and curvetting, trying to get away from it.
"Have you seen them, grandpapa?" she asked, curvetting round him, as he proceeded at gentle pace across the lawn.
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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