Definitions for curvets

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curvets cur·vet

Spelling: [noun kur-vit; verb ker-vet, Curvets is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in curvets (cerstuv).

Definitions for curvets

noun

1. Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to make a curvet.

verb (used without object)

1. to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this.
2. to leap and frisk.

Origin of curvets

1565-75; earlier curvetto Italian corvetta French courbette, equivalent to courb(er) to bend, curve (≪ Latin curvāre; cf. curve) + -ette -ette

Examples for curvets

Next follows the curvet, which is performed by throwing the body suddenly backwards until the hands touch the ground.

His eyes shone with pleasure, and he allowed his horse to curvet freely.

The others left at the post fret, and fidget, and curvet about.

The cavaliers compel their horses to prance and curvet as they go by some lady of especial favor.

The horses of his body-guard began to paw and curvet to free their feet as the loose reins tightened on their necks.

So into the court-yard of the inn he rode, with a curvet and a prance, and a despotic shout for the ostler.

They could see him shaking hands, then doing a curvet or so to show off his newly borrowed mount.

His gentle little mare heard it, though, and began to curvet and prance.

To display his skill before the ladies, he set spurs to his horse, making it bound and curvet "as valiantly as any man could do."

With a curvet the boat from the open rounds up at the ladder.