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capriole
CIDE DICTIONARY
capriole, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L. caper goat. Cf. Caper, v. i. Cabriole, Caprice, Cheveril.].
- A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap. [1913 Webster]
- A leap or caper, as in dancing. Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
capriole, v. i.
To perform a capriole. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capriole, n. & v.
--n.
1 a leap or caper.
2 a trained horse's high leap and kick without advancing.
--v.
1 intr. (of a horse or its rider) perform a capriole.
2 tr. make (a horse) capriole.
--n.
1 a leap or caper.
2 a trained horse's high leap and kick without advancing.
--v.
1 intr. (of a horse or its rider) perform a capriole.
2 tr. make (a horse) capriole.
Etymology
F f. It. capriola leap, ult. f. caper -pri goat
THESAURUS
capriole
Highland fling, and jump, bob, bounce, bound, broad jump, buck, buckjump, caper, caracole, cavort, clear, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, demivolt, dido, falcade, flounce, flying jump, frisk, galliard, gambade, gambado, gambol, gelandesprung, grand jete, handspring, high jump, hippety-hop, hop, hurdle, jete, jig, jump, jump about, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, lavolta, leap, leap over, leapfrog, long jump, morris, negotiate, overjump, overleap, overskip, pole vault, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, prance, ramp, romp, running broad jump, running high jump, saut de basque, ski jump, skip, spring, start, start aside, start up, steeplechase, tour jete, trip, updive, upleap, upspring, vaultROGET THESAURUS
capriole
Leap
N leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation, ance, caper, curvet, caracole, gambade, gambado, capriole, demivolt, buck, buck jump, hop skip and jump, falcade, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea, buckjumper, wallaby, leaping, saltatory, frisky, on the light fantastic toe, di salto in salto.For further exploring for "capriole" in Webster Dictionary Online
