单词 | curvet |
释义 | curvet n. /kerr"vit/; v. /keuhr vet", kerr"vit/, n. , v. , curvetted or curveted, curvetting or curveting. n. 1. Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend. v.i. 2. to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this. 3. to leap and frisk. v.t. 4. to cause to make a curvet. [1565-75; earlier curvetto < It corvetta < F courbette, equiv. to courb(er) to bend, curve ( << L curvare; cf. CURVE) + -ette - ETTE] |
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