What does curvet mean?
Definitions for curvet
ˈkɜr vɪt; for v. also kərˈvɛtcurvet
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Princeton's WordNet
curvet, vaultingverb
a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
curvetverb
perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
Wiktionary
curvetverb
To leap about, frolic.
Etymology: From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva ‘curve’, from Latin curva feminine of curvus ‘bent, curved’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Curvetnoun
Etymology: from the verb.
To CURVETverb
Etymology: corvettare, Italian.
Cry, holla! to thy tongue, I pr’ythee: it curvets unseasonably. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Himself he on an earwig set,
Yet scarce he on his back could get,
So oft and high he did curvet,
’Ere he himself could settle. Michael Drayton, Nymphid.Seiz’d with unwonted pain, surpriz’d with fright,
The wounded steed curvets; and, rais’d upright,
Lights on his feet before: his hoofs behind
Spring up in air aloft, and lash the wind. John Dryden, Æneis.
ChatGPT
curvet
A curvet is a composed movement in horsemanship or dressage where the horse leaps from the ground and lands on the same foot, typically used as a show of agility and control. Additionally, in ballet, curvet refers to a similar, leaping movement performed by dancers.
Webster Dictionary
Curvetnoun
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
Curvetnoun
a prank; a frolic
Curvetnoun
to make a curvet; to leap; to bound
Curvetnoun
to leap and frisk; to frolic
Curvetverb
to cause to curvet
Etymology: [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Curvet
kur′vet, kur-vet′, n. a light leap of a horse in which he raises his forelegs together, next the hindlegs with a spring before the forelegs touch the ground: a leap, frolic.—v.i. (kur-vet′, kur′vet) to leap in curvets: to frisk:—pr.p. curvet′ting, curvet′ing; pa.p. cur′veted. [It. corvetta, dim. of corvo—L. curvus.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curvet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curvet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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