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| cur·vet [ kur vét ] |
noun (plural cur·vets) |
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horse's leap: a leap by a horse in dressage in which its hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle cur·vet·ed or cur·vet·ted, present participle cur·vet·ing or cur·vet·ting, 3rd person present singular cur·vets) |
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perform curvet: to perform a curvet in dressage, or make a horse perform a curvet
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian corvetta "small curve" < corve "curve" < Latin curvus "curved"] |
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