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单词 capriole
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capriole

[ kap-ree-ohl ]
/ ˈkæp riˌoʊl /
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noun

a caper or leap.
Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.

verb (used without object), cap·ri·oled, cap·ri·ol·ing.

to execute a capriole.

Origin of capriole

1570–80; <Middle French <Italian capriola, noun derivative of capriolare to leap, caper, verbal derivative of capri(u)olo roebuck <Latin capreolus, equivalent to capre(a) roe deer (derivative of caper male goat; cf. caper1) + -olus-ole1

Words nearby capriole

Capricornus, caprification, caprifig, caprifoliaceous, caprine, capriole, Capriote, Capri pants, Caprivi Strip, caproate, cap rock
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Example sentences from the Web for capriole

  • Next to Corvet and Capriole are Motions of the same nature, and in short are thus taught.

    The School of Recreation (1684 edition)|Robert Howlett

British Dictionary definitions for capriole

capriole
/ (ˈkæprɪˌəʊl) /

noun

dressage a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
dancing a leap from bent knees

verb

(intr) to perform a capriole

Word Origin for capriole

C16: from French, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus, caper goat
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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