"capriole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caprioles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|capriole}} French capriole, {{der|en|it|capriola}} Italian capriola Head templates: {{en-noun}} capriole (plural caprioles)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-capriole-en-noun-iW-RWRxU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 14 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 69 9 9 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 6 6 9
  2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.
    Sense id: en-capriole-en-noun-2bFsCU37

Verb

Forms: caprioles [present, singular, third-person], caprioling [participle, present], caprioled [participle, past], caprioled [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French capriole, from Italian capriola. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|capriole}} French capriole, {{der|en|it|capriola}} Italian capriola Head templates: {{en-verb}} capriole (third-person singular simple present caprioles, present participle caprioling, simple past and past participle caprioled)
  1. (intransitive) To leap; to caper. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-capriole-en-verb-QMKemoAo
  2. (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-capriole-en-verb-rnfZYVUM

Inflected forms

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