haute école

[ oht ey-kohl, -kawl; French oh tey-kawl ]

noun

, plural hautes é·coles [ohts ey-, kohl, -kawl, oht zey-, kawl].

1. a series of intricate steps, gaits, etc., taught to an exhibition horse.
2. dressage ( def 2 ).

haute école

/ ot ekɔl /

noun

1. the classical art of riding

Word History and Origins

Origin of haute école¹

< French: literally, high school

Word History and Origins

Origin of haute école¹

literally: high school

Example Sentences

The four cases, confirmed as the more contagious variant first detected in India, were found at the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, which was closed by authorities on June 10 until further notice.

From Reuters

F. Bircher’s iPrint institute at the Haute École d’Ingénierie et d’Architecture Fribourg, particularly F. Bourguet and M. Soutrenon, donated time towards adapting a printer for our use and helped us to understand the intricacies of microvalve printing systems.

From Nature

Her 25-year-old boyfriend Jonathan Selemani, a soccer player, saw her off that morning as she headed to a nursing class at the Haute Ecole Galilee, her daily routine.

From US News

The author has studied equestrianism as an art, and, although believing in the Haute Ecole of Baucher, enjoys with equal zest a ride to hounds or a gallop on the western prairies.

From Project Gutenberg

He is really more neatly collected on the rack proper than on any other gait, except the canter; and though the rack is unrecognized as a School pace, I feel certain that I could convince any master of the Haute Ecole that within proper limits it is an addition, not a loss, to the education of a horse.

From Project Gutenberg