Definitions for curvet
ˈkɜr vɪt; for v. also kərˈvɛtcurvet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curvet, vaultingverb

   a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

2. curvetverb

   perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curvetverb

   To leap about, frolic.

2. Etymology: From Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, an early form of curva ‘curve’, from Latin curva feminine of curvus ‘bent, curved’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curvetnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A leap; a bound.2. A frolick; a prank.

2. To CURVETverb

   Etymology: corvettare, Italian.

   1. To leap; to bound.

   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.

   2. To frisk; to be licentious.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Curvetnoun

   a prank; a frolic

3. Curvetnoun

   to make a curvet; to leap; to bound

4. Curvetnoun

   to leap and frisk; to frolic

5. Curvetverb

   to cause to curvet

6. Etymology: [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curvet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curvet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curvet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curvet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=curvet
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=curvet