单词 | capriole |
释义 | capriole /kap"ree ohl'/, n. , v. , caprioled, caprioling. n. 1. a caper or leap. 2. Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot. v.i. 3. to execute a capriole. [1570-80; < MF < It capriola, n. deriv. of capriolare to leap, caper, v. deriv. of capri(u)olo roebuck < L capreolus, equiv. to capre(a) roe deer (deriv. of caper male goat; cf. CAPER1) + -olus -OLE1] |
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