Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Capriole"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola,
fr. L. caper goat. Cf. {Caper}, v. i. {Cabriole}, {Caprice},
{Cheveril}.]
1. (Man.) 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.
2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. ``With lofty turns and
caprioles.'' --Sir J. Davies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, v. i.
To perform a capriole. --Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
capriole
v 1: perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
2: perform a capriole, in ballet
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.