curvet

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curvet[1,noun] curvet[2,intransitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹cur·vet
Pronunciation: (")k&r-'vet
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian corvetta, from Middle French courbette, from courber to curve, from Latin curvare
: a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground