Definitions for capriole

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capriole cap·ri·ole

Spelling: [kap-ree-ohl]

IPA: /ˈkæp riˌoʊl/

Capriole is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 445 anagrams from letters in capriole (aceilopr).

Definitions for capriole

noun

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.

verb (used without object)

1. to execute a capriole.

Origin of capriole

1570-80; Middle French Italian capriola, noun derivative of capriolare to leap, caper, verbal derivative of capri(u)olo roebuck Latin capreolus, equivalent to capre(a) roe deer (derivative of

Examples for capriole

Next to Corvet and capriole are Motions of the same nature, and in short are thus taught.