falcadeHorsemanship.|fælˈkɑːd| [a. Fr.falcade, ad.It.falcata, L. falcāta, fem. of falcāt-us: see falcate.] (See quot.) 1730–6Bailey, A falcade is the action of the haunches, and of the legs, which bend very low, as in corvets when a stop or half-stop is made.1775in Ash.