capriole

Etymology

French capriole

Noun

capriole (plural caprioles)

1. A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.
   • Sir J. Davies

     With lofty turns and caprioles.

Verb

capriole (third-person singular simple present caprioles, present participle caprioling, simple past and past participle caprioled)

1. (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
   • Thomas Carlyle

     Brawny fighters, all cased in buff and iron, their hearts too sheathed in oak and triple brass, caprioled their huge war-horses, shook their death-doing spears; and went forth in the most determined manner, nothing doubting.

Anagrams

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Noun

capriole f (plural caprioles)

1. (dressage) Dated form of cabriole.

Noun

capriole f

1. plural of capriola

Anagrams

• copiarle, percolai, piacerlo