mézairn.

Brit.

/meɪˈzɛː/, U.S.

/meɪˈzɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1700s– mezair, 1900s– mézair.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mezzair, mézair.

Etymology: < French mezzair (1638), mézair (1762) < Italian mezzaria (16th cent.; also in phrase a mezz'aria in mid air (1750)) < mezzo middle (see mezzo adv.) + aria air (see air n.¹); originally used with reference to the movement being at a height halfway between the terre-à-terre and curvet (see quot. 1754).

Dressage.

A movement involving a series of levades with a short step between each.

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1754 R. Berenger tr. C. Bourgelat New Syst. Horsemanship xvii. 115 The Mezair is higher than the Action of Terre-a-Terre, and lower than that of Curvets; we may therefore conclude, that the Terre-a-Terre is the Foundation of the Mezair, as well as of Curvets.

1928 Daily Express 22 June 11/3 There is the ‘piaffe’ in which the horses keep time without advancing, and the ‘mezair’, that sets them mincing forward, balancing on their hind legs.

1948 A. Podhajsky Die Spanische Hofreitschule: Spanish Riding School 82/1 With the word Mézair we understand a series of consecutive Levades following upon each other after short intervals, after each of which the fore quarters always touch the ground for an instant, the hind quarters following in a jump and then the Levade is repeated, so that a small increase of space forwards occurs.

1980 E. Jong Fanny ii. vi. 219 The..Mézair,..Capriole, and such, he view'd as but Expressions of Human Vanity forced upon the gentle Horse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mézair
释义	mézairn. Brit. /meɪˈzɛː/, U.S. /meɪˈzɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1700s– mezair, 1900s– mézair. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mezzair, mézair. Etymology: < French mezzair (1638), mézair (1762) < Italian mezzaria (16th cent.; also in phrase a mezz'aria in mid air (1750)) < mezzo middle (see mezzo adv.) + aria air (see air n.¹); originally used with reference to the movement being at a height halfway between the terre-à-terre and curvet (see quot. 1754). Dressage. A movement involving a series of levades with a short step between each. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > [noun] > levade > series of mézair1754 1754 R. Berenger tr. C. Bourgelat New Syst. Horsemanship xvii. 115 The Mezair is higher than the Action of Terre-a-Terre, and lower than that of Curvets; we may therefore conclude, that the Terre-a-Terre is the Foundation of the Mezair, as well as of Curvets. 1928 Daily Express 22 June 11/3 There is the ‘piaffe’ in which the horses keep time without advancing, and the ‘mezair’, that sets them mincing forward, balancing on their hind legs. 1948 A. Podhajsky Die Spanische Hofreitschule: Spanish Riding School 82/1 With the word Mézair we understand a series of consecutive Levades following upon each other after short intervals, after each of which the fore quarters always touch the ground for an instant, the hind quarters following in a jump and then the Levade is repeated, so that a small increase of space forwards occurs. 1980 E. Jong Fanny ii. vi. 219 The..Mézair,..Capriole, and such, he view'd as but Expressions of Human Vanity forced upon the gentle Horse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754
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