Lipizzaner

/ ˌlɪpɪtˈsɑːnə /

noun

1. a breed of riding and carriage horse used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and nearly always grey in colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lipizzaner¹

German, after Lipizza, near Trieste, where these horses were bred

Example Sentences

The sleeve shows Beyoncé riding side-saddle on a horse that's been identified as a Lipizzaner - whose coat turns from black to white over its lifespan.

From BBC

Then he went to the other end of the Lipizzaner hall and led a party band from Munich through a Tyrolean marching song.

From The New Yorker

She remembers fondly playing horses, pretending that she was a Lipizzaner “crashing over jumps erected from garden furniture” and that her sister was her trainer.

From Washington Post

Enter a cavalcade of strange and bewildering creatures: three crafty hedgehogs, three condescending Lipizzaner horses and an unhinged goat called Lupe.

From Washington Times

Ms. Shulman, who left office in 2002, said the project benefited from splashy fund-raising concerts, dinners at the Plaza Hotel and even an event in which white Lipizzaner stallions were brought from Portugal for the festivities.

From New York Times