capriole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: capriole	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for capriole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capriole n (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump a playful leap or hop Synonym(s): caper, capriole v perform a capriole, of horses in dressage perform a capriole, in ballet
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. [bd]With lofty turns and caprioles.[b8] --Sir J. Davies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, v. i. To perform a capriole. --Carlyle.