"falcade" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fælˈkeɪd/ Forms: falcades [plural]
Etymology: From French falcade, ultimately from Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle or scythe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|falcade}} French falcade, {{uder|en|la|falx}} Latin falx Head templates: {{en-noun}} falcade (plural falcades)
  1. A horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.

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