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cur·vet
[n. kur-vit; v. ker-vet, kur-vit] noun, verb, cur·vet·ted or cur·vet·ed, cur·vet·ting or cur·vet·ing. noun
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.
verb (used without object)
2.
to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
3.
to leap and frisk.
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Curvetted
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to make a curvet.
Origin:
1565–75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin curvāre; compare curve) + -ette - ette
1565–75; earlier curvetto < Italian corvetta < French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin curvāre; compare curve) + -ette - ette
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