单词 | piaffe |
释义 | piaffe/pɪˈaf /noun (also piaffer /pɪˈafə/) A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot without moving forward: a piaffe calls for more collection than a measured trot [mass noun]: he showed a lot of potential in passage and piaffe...
verb [no object] (Of a horse) perform a piaffe."My daughter once saw a professional whose horse piaffed backward out of the ring," she says....
OriginMid 18th century: from French piaffer 'to strut'. Rhymes |
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