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curvetn. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian corvetta. Etymology: < Italian corvetta (a1561), probably < Middle French courbette courbette n. (see discussion at that entry); it is uncertain whether earlier currency of the Italian noun is implied by Italian corvettare curvet v. Compare later curvet v.Compare Middle French, French courbette courbette n., Spanish corveta (1534). Specific forms. The α. forms probably reflect uncertainty about the quality of final unstressed final vowels in Romance loanwords; compare discussion at -ado suffix. Forms ending in -i or -y appear to show remodelling after the plural of Italian masculine nouns in -o . The β. forms probably show remodelling after Middle French, French courbette or other words in -ette suffix or -et suffix1. Pronunciation. Both the noun and the homographic verb were apparently originally stressed on the second syllable (so in Johnson 1755), which is also the dominant stress pattern in modern use. However, first-syllable stress is also common, and has been so since at least the late 19th cent., as indicated by N.E.D. (1893). Examples of first-syllable stress are found from the late 18th cent. for the noun, and from the early 19th cent. for the verb. Todd (1818) gives stress on the first syllable for the noun, on the second syllable for the verb; Webster (1828) and Smart (1836) give first-syllable stress for both noun and verb. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > [noun] > types of jump > curvet 1566 T. Blundeville Bredynge of Horses ii. f. 10, in I haue sene of them my selfe that woulde make a good cariere, and manege very wel, and also do the Coruetti so truely as any Iennet of Spayne. 1584 T. Bedingfield tr. C. Corte iv. 16 The horsse shalbe informd how to com into his manage with the halfe or hole turne, without rest or with coruettes [It. à coruette], or in turnes with iump. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ 3 O how my Palfrey fetcht me uppe the Curuetto. 1614 G. Markham (1668) i. ii. 27 When your horse can bound perfectly, then you shall teach him the Corvet. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iii. 279 The bound and high curuet Of Marses fierie steed. View more context for this quotation 1648 J. Beaumont vi. xxi. 71/1 Her Fierie Courser..with curvets strait answered her Hand, And aim'd to snatch her way o'r Phylax's head. 1652 T. Urquhart 229 It doth eclipse the credit of a commander in chief of cavalry, not to make a well-managed horse to go so neatly terre a terre, the incavalar, the ripolone, the passades, the corvetti, the serpegiar. 1684 R. Steele v. 118 The wise Horseman when he would break a young Horse, will neither check nor rein him too hard; lest he spoil his Mettle, and force him to the Curvet to the danger of the Rider. 1735 II. at Stop The horse..continues his gallop, without making pesades or corvets. 1751 S. Johnson No. 163. ⁋7 As a sportsman delights the squires..with the curvets of his horse. 1852 C. Kingsley 300 As..some colt..at last, in pride of obedience Answers the heel with a curvet. 1922 A. R. Allinson tr. P. de B. de Brantôme (new ed.) I. iv. 329 He did mount a Spanish horse..and did manage him right well, and make him perform some brilliant curvets. 2007 W. Belvins (2008) i. 5 On the last line of the verse, the horses did two curvets forward. 1610 T. Morton i. i. 13 Heere had beene a large field of falsities, for Mr. Parsons his pen to galloppe in, and to play his Rhetoricall curuets. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán i. iv. 39 He told vs, (but with a thousand stops and iumpes, and his wonted bounds and curuets of laughing) that [etc.]. 1772 Jan. 71/2 Those who know me..would no more suspect me than a cart-horse, of such curvets, frisks, and prances, as these. 1809 J. West i. 35 Other arts Thy sons must learn than wanton serenade, Or the trim curvets of the agile dance. 1848 A. Strickland XII. x. 334 [He] always got rid of his fits of the gout by elaborate curvets and caperings. 1924 June 178/2 In some [dance] halls the intermission between the brief curvets is so short that the enamored male finds that his mercenary partner has snatched seven or eight tickets from his fist before he realizes that his first dance is concluded. 1955 5 Nov. 490/1 These curvets and volte-faces now confront the Sudan Parliament with three choices. 1999 (Nexis) 16 Oct. 28 With its avian swoops and curvets, its pecking and its preening, this impressive bird cage of ballet emerges in full flight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). curvetv. Inflections: Present participle curvetting, curveting; past tense and past participle curvetted, curveted; Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; probably partly modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymon: curvet n. Etymology: < curvet n., probably partly after Italian corvettare (of a horse or its rider) to execute a curvet (14th cent.), (in extended use: of any animal or a person) to leap about, to caper (16th cent.).Specific senses. With the transitive use in sense 1b, which does not appear to have a parallel in Italian, compare Middle French, French courbetter (early 16th cent.). 1. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [verb (intransitive)] > leap or prance the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > perform special movements [verb (intransitive)] > jump in particular way society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > ride a prancing or capering horse 1584 T. Bedingfield tr. C. Corte xv. 49 Strike him gentlie vpon one of his shoulders, so causing him to Coruette [It. che ui sarà più commoda al battere]. 1593 W. Shakespeare sig. Cv Anon he reres vpright, curuets, and leaps. View more context for this quotation 1650 T. B. 5 They wore massie chains and gold hat-bands, being mounted, some upon Cordoua Ginets, others upon Napolitan Coursers, who curveted all the way, being as it were sensible of joy. 1695 P. Motteux tr. F. Pidou de St. Olon 8 He took a fancy..to Curvet in his Gardens on a fiery Horse. 1709 A. Hill xv. 120 Turning, prancing, rearing, and curvetting on their Warlike Horses. a1774 A. Tucker (1777) III. iii. 369 He may let him sometimes prance and caper and curvet. 1805 W. Scott iv. xviii. 109 Forced him, with chastened fire, to prance, And, high curvetting, slow advance. a1839 W. M. Praed (1864) II. 423 Looking for her as he curvets by. 1920 D. H. Lawrence (1922) i. 19 Gaily the grey horses curvetted to their destination at the church-gate. 1965 A. Bull xiv. 206 The riders curvetted round the ring, acknowledging the applause again and again. 2002 (Nexis) 3 Aug. (Weekend section) 3 As Moses wasn't exactly burning up the bridleways, we had plenty of time to talk as her skittish Arab mare curvetted alongside. society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > cause to prance c1600 ( in Earl of Hardwicke (1778) I. v. 77 They so curvetted their great horses, that some of them, horse and men, lay in the ditches. 1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses i. 511 Giouan Heme Prouidator in that Campe hauing intelligence that the Fort of Stellata was taken,..in ioy of that good news curuetting his horse [Fr. faisant voltiger son cheual] not well managed, it threw him. 1613 H. Wotton Let. 27 May in (1672) 419 Sir R. Drury..corbeteth his Horse before the King's window. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin I. i. 70 She drew a long bow, she ran at ring, she curuetted a horse like a rider. 1795 I. xviii. 240 He curvetted his horse up the avenue and down. 1834 E. Smith & H. G. O. Dwight v. 93 His high spirits,..exhibited in curvetting his charger and firing his pistols. 1865 Mrs H. R. St John i. 10 Nobles curvetted their steeds or drove in their gilded chariots along this picturesque route. 1900 A. C. Laut xii. 183 I was abreast of them, Frances Sutherland curveting her cayuse from the trail to give me middle place. 1996 W. Johnstone 271 White Beaver could hardly contain his Arapaho brothers. Several curvetted their ponies in nervous circles. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > caper 1595 T. Edwards Narcissus in sig. E3 You that on beauties honor do curuate. 1603 S. Harsnett xvi. 93 How would hee [sc. the devil] winch, skip, and curuet, hauing so many fiery needles in his skin at once? a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. ii. 239 Cry holla, to the tongue, I prethee: it curuettes vnseasonably. View more context for this quotation a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xiv, in (1878) IV. 104 As were the yeare Beat in a Plott, and Dayes were Curvetting [rhyme king]. 1717 J. Arbuckle 8 The foundring Muse revives, she mounts on high, Frisks in the Air, and curvets in the Sky. 1774 D. Garrick 1 Feb. (1963) III. 921 I have not dar'd to prance, & curvet as usual with my Pen. 1832 J. P. Kennedy I. iii. 36 A shrewd, mischievous imp, that curvets about the house. 1839 J. K. Townsend xvi. 259 Vast shoals of salmon, which were leaping and curvetting about in every direction. 1907 A. J. Dickinson 72 Shadows of cloudlets..Over the billowy surface sail, And curvet and dance, in their elfin glee. 1972 26 July 21/5 The men..spinning like demons,..curvetting through the air like weighty birds. 2011 (Nexis) 4 Apr. 20 He is standing in a beautiful park..with his loving dogs curveting around him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1566 v.1584 |
