piaffen.

Brit.

/pɪˈaf/, U.S.

/piˈæf/,

/pjæf/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: piaffe v.

Etymology: < piaffe v. Compare French piaffe vanity, ostentation, ostentatious (1574 in Middle French; 1567 in phrase faire la piaffe act ostentatiously), apparently also in sense ‘proud gait’ (1771: see below). Compare earlier piaffer n.1771 T. Deletanville New French Dict. (at cited word) Piaffe..a proud gait.

Horse Riding.

A movement in which a horse lifts its feet in a slow, elevated trot, without making forward progress: see piaffe v.In quot. 1899 in extended use.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > [noun] > types of trot

passage1728

piaffer1754

Spanish march1884

Spanish trot1884

piaffe1899

1899 P. Robinson in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 800 It [sc. a rabbit] diverts itself with queer sidelong cavorts, piaffes, jinklings, and somersaults.

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.

1944 E. Byng World of Arabs 246 The three widely celebrated specialties of Vienna's ‘Spanish’ Riding School..are known as the levade, the piaffe, and the capriole.

1993 Dressage & CT Apr. 8/2 A horse..can..engage his hindquarters without engaging his hind legs, as he does in a piaffe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

piaffev.

Brit.

/pɪˈaf/, U.S.

/piˈæf/,

/pjæf/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piaffer.

Etymology: < Middle French, French piaffer to act ostentatiously (1578, obsolete in this sense), (of a horse) to lift its legs alternately (1677; compare sense 2), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative. With sense 2 compare earlier piaffer n. and also piaffer v.

1. intransitive. To strut ostentatiously, parade. rare (archaic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > in stately or affected manner

prancea1398

jeta1400

prankc1450

strut1518

stalk1530

jotc1560

brank1568

piaffe1593

strit1597

swagger1600

stretch1619

prig1623

flutter1690

prink1696

jut1763

strunt1789

straddle1802

major1814

cakewalk1890

sashay1968

1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica sig. A3 I piaffed like a bon companion, with a steele at my girdle, till the Friars..kild indeed the good king.

1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina ii. 134 He mustered all those old suits,..and piaffed daily before our windows, possest by this devil of love.

1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 158 Sir Jack Pitman piaffed out of ‘Ardoch’ and whistled his way down to the limo.

2. intransitive. Horse Riding. Of a horse: to move with a high, slow, step, lifting the feet in the same manner as in the trot but without gaining much ground; (of a rider) to ride a horse in this manner.In advanced dressage, the object of the step is for the horse to remain on the spot while performing the actions of a slow, elevated trot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > perform special movements [verb (intransitive)] > trot in particular way

piaffe1761

piaffer1761

1761 Earl of Pembroke Mil. Equitation (1778) 72 To piaffe in backing is rather too much to be expected in the hurry which [etc.].

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xi. 142 He piaffed away..to the head of Fergus's regiment.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. ii^*. 87 Pressing and checking his gay courser, forcing him to piaffe, to caracole, to passage.

1884 I. S. M. Hamilton Jaunt in Junk xi. 180 Our seafarers saw Neptune's white horses piaffing..around them.

1993 Dressage & CT Apr. 6 (caption) Bo has been taught how to piaffe from horseback, and not on foot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piaffe
释义	piaffen. Brit. /pɪˈaf/, U.S. /piˈæf/, /pjæf/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: piaffe v. Etymology: < piaffe v. Compare French piaffe vanity, ostentation, ostentatious (1574 in Middle French; 1567 in phrase faire la piaffe act ostentatiously), apparently also in sense ‘proud gait’ (1771: see below). Compare earlier piaffer n.1771 T. Deletanville New French Dict. (at cited word) Piaffe..a proud gait. Horse Riding. A movement in which a horse lifts its feet in a slow, elevated trot, without making forward progress: see piaffe v.In quot. 1899 in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > [noun] > types of trot passage1728 piaffer1754 Spanish march1884 Spanish trot1884 piaffe1899 1899 P. Robinson in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 800 It [sc. a rabbit] diverts itself with queer sidelong cavorts, piaffes, jinklings, and somersaults. 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. 1944 E. Byng World of Arabs 246 The three widely celebrated specialties of Vienna's ‘Spanish’ Riding School..are known as the levade, the piaffe, and the capriole. 1993 Dressage & CT Apr. 8/2 A horse..can..engage his hindquarters without engaging his hind legs, as he does in a piaffe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). piaffev. Brit. /pɪˈaf/, U.S. /piˈæf/, /pjæf/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piaffer. Etymology: < Middle French, French piaffer to act ostentatiously (1578, obsolete in this sense), (of a horse) to lift its legs alternately (1677; compare sense 2), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative. With sense 2 compare earlier piaffer n. and also piaffer v. 1. intransitive. To strut ostentatiously, parade. rare (archaic in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > in stately or affected manner prancea1398 jeta1400 prankc1450 strut1518 stalk1530 jotc1560 brank1568 piaffe1593 strit1597 swagger1600 stretch1619 prig1623 flutter1690 prink1696 jut1763 strunt1789 straddle1802 major1814 cakewalk1890 sashay1968 1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica sig. A3 I piaffed like a bon companion, with a steele at my girdle, till the Friars..kild indeed the good king. 1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina ii. 134 He mustered all those old suits,..and piaffed daily before our windows, possest by this devil of love. 1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 158 Sir Jack Pitman piaffed out of ‘Ardoch’ and whistled his way down to the limo. 2. intransitive. Horse Riding. Of a horse: to move with a high, slow, step, lifting the feet in the same manner as in the trot but without gaining much ground; (of a rider) to ride a horse in this manner.In advanced dressage, the object of the step is for the horse to remain on the spot while performing the actions of a slow, elevated trot. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > special movements performed by trained horse > perform special movements [verb (intransitive)] > trot in particular way piaffe1761 piaffer1761 1761 Earl of Pembroke Mil. Equitation (1778) 72 To piaffe in backing is rather too much to be expected in the hurry which [etc.]. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xi. 142 He piaffed away..to the head of Fergus's regiment. View more context for this quotation 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. ii^. 87 Pressing and checking his gay courser, forcing him to piaffe, to caracole, to passage. 1884 I. S. M. Hamilton Jaunt in Junk* xi. 180 Our seafarers saw Neptune's white horses piaffing..around them. 1993 Dressage & CT Apr. 6 (caption) Bo has been taught how to piaffe from horseback, and not on foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899v.1593
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