CARACOLE

caracole

(verb) make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

caracole (plural caracoles)

A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.

(cavalry) A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right.

(architecture) A spiral staircase.

Verb

caracole (third-person singular simple present caracoles, present participle caracoling, simple past and past participle caracoled)

To execute a caracole.

Source: Wiktionary

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Car"a*cole, n. Etym: [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]

1. (Man.)

Definition: A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral;

– said of a staircase.

Car"a*cole, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caracoled.] Etym: [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.)

Definition: To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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