2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
curveting — cur·vet || kÉœË vet n. jump, leap made from a rearing position (by a horse) v. jump off the ground, leap, frisk … English contemporary dictionary
curveting — … Useful english dictionary
Curvet — Cur vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or { vetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or { vetting}.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. Oft and high he did curvet. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To leap and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curveted — Curvet Cur vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or { vetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or { vetting}.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. Oft and high he did curvet. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To leap … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallopade — Gal lo*pade , n. [F. galopade. See {Gallop}, n.] 1. I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-vetted — Curvet Cur vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or { vetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or { vetting}.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. Oft and high he did curvet. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To leap … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-vetting — Curvet Cur vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or { vetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or { vetting}.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. Oft and high he did curvet. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To leap … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bookplate — from the books of... ] , is usually a small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed booklabels .Bookplates typically bear a name, motto,… … Wikipedia
curvet — n. /kerr vit/; v. /keuhr vet , kerr vit/, n., v., curvetted or curveted, curvetting or curveting. n. 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. v.i. 2.… … Universalium
curvet — [kə: vɛt] noun a graceful or energetic leap. verb (curvets, curvetting, curvetted or curvets, curveting, curveted) leap gracefully or energetically. ↘(of a horse) perform a courbette. Origin C16: from Ital. corvetta, dimin. of corva, earlier form … English new terms dictionary
