单词 | curvet |
释义 | curvet (once / 15573 pages) nv WORD FAMILY curvet: curveted, curveting, curvets, curvetted, curvetting USAGE EXAMPLESWith tossing mane and tail and rolling eye the horse makes another short curvetting rush and stops again, feet bunched, watching Jewel. William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying(1930) Bright barbed steeds curvetting tread Their trackless way with antic capers; And curtain clouds hang overhead, Festoon'd by rainbow-colour'd vapours. Crocker, T. Crofton, Fairy Legends and Traditions of The...(2012) "Have you seen them, grandpapa?" she asked, curvetting round him, as he proceeded at gentle pace across the lawn. Chartres, Annie Vivanti, The Devourers(2012) 1n a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down Syn|Hyper vaulting dressage maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider 2v perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse Hyper bound, jump, leap, spring move forward by leaps and bounds |
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