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curvet
curvet [ kur vét ]


noun  (plural curvets)
Definition:
 
horse's leap: a leap by a horse in dressage in which its hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground


transitive and intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular curvets, present participle curveting or curvetting, past and past participle curveted or curvetted)
Definition:
 
perform curvet: to perform a curvet in dressage, or make a horse perform a curvet
[Late 16th century. < Italian corvetta 'small curve' < corve 'curve' < Latin curvus 'curved']
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