capriole
IPA: kɑpriˈoʊɫ
noun
- 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.
- A leap or caper, as in dancing.
verb
- (intransitive) To leap; to caper.
- (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
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Examples of "capriole" in Sentences
- Use the conjugation of fare followed by capriole.
- If you will come to my dancing school I'll teach you the capriole, yes.