curvet
11curvet — n. & v. n. a horse s leap with the forelegs raised together and the hind legs raised with a spring before the forelegs reach the ground. v.intr. (curvetted, curvetting or curveted, curveting) (of a horse or rider) make a curvet. Etymology: It.… …
12curvet — verb /kɜːˈvɛt/ To leap about, frolic. , 1963, Firelily, under him, seemed sexually aroused, she curveted and frolicked so about the line of march, covering five miles to the prisoners’ one. Thomas Pynchon, V …
13curvet — cur·vet || kÉœË vet n. jump, leap made from a rearing position (by a horse) v. jump off the ground, leap, frisk …
14curvet — [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 …
15curvet — I. v. n. 1. Leap, bound, vault. 2. Caper, frisk. II. n. 1. Leap, bound. 2. Caper, frolic, prank …
16curvet — cur·vet …
17curvet — n.,v.i. leap; bound; leap of trained horse with forelegs first raised, immediately followed by raising of hind legs …
18Curveted — 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 …
19Curveting — 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 …
20-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 …
