'Curvet' definitions:

Definition of 'curvet'

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noun
A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: curvet, vaulting]
verb
Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

Definition of 'Curvet'

From: GCIDE
  • Curvet \Cur"vet\ (k[^u]r"v?t or k[^u]r-v?t"; 277), n. [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]
  • 1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A prank; a frolic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Curvet'

From: GCIDE
  • Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Curveted or -vetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Curveting or -vetting.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See Curvet, n.]
  • 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. "Oft and high he did curvet." --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Curvet'

From: GCIDE
  • Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. t. To cause to curvet. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

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