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CARACOLE
caracole
(verb) make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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