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De - Pt| English Dictionary: caracole | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for caracole | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Caracole \Car"a*cole\, n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.] 1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left. 2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form. {[d8]En caracole}[F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Caracole \Car"a*cole\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caracoled}.] [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. --Sir W. Scott. | |
