a military saddle of the18th century, with its peak roughly half the height of the older war-saddle
adjective
2.
(of a saddle) having a peak roughly half the height of the older war-saddle
demipique in American English
(ˈdemɪˌpik)
noun
an 18th-century military saddle with a low pommel
Word origin
[1685–95; demi- + pique (pseudo-F sp. of peak1)]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accumulator, lens, protectorate, sideline, sterilize