Capriole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capriole is a noun meaning A leap or caper, as in dancing.
Meaning
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To leap; to caper.
- (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
- 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.
Example Sentences
With lofty turns and caprioles.
Brawny fighters, all cased in buff and iron, their hearts too sheathed in oak and triple brass, caprioled their huge war-horses, shook their death-doing spears; and went forth in the most determined manner, nothing doubting.
When Dandy Dinmont, after executing two or three caprioles, and cutting the Highland-fling, by way of ridicule of his wife's anxiety, at last deigned to sit down, and commit his round, black, shaggy bullet of a head to her inspection.
Word Forms
- caprioles
- caprioling
- caprioled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caper, prance, capriccio, gambade, capering, caperer.
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