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curvet

American  
[kur-vit, ker-vet, kur-vit] / ˈkɜr vɪt, kərˈvɛt, ˈkɜr vɪt /

noun

  1. 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, curveted, curvetting, curveting

  1. to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.

  2. to leap and frisk.

verb (used with object)

curvetted, curveted, curvetting, curveting

  1. to cause to make a curvet.

curvet British  
/ kɜːˈvɛt /

noun

  1. dressage a low leap with all four feet off the ground

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verb

  1. dressage to make or cause to make such a leap

  2. (intr) to prance or frisk about

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Etymology

Origin of curvet

1565–75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin curvāre; curve ) + -ette -ette ( def. )

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