curveting
present participle of curvet
curveting (plural curvetings)
The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.
Source: Wiktionary
Cur"vet (kr"vt or kr-vt"; 277), n. Etym: [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.]
1. (Man.)
Definition: A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once.
2. A prank; a frolic.
Cur"vet, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Curveted or -vetted; p.pr. & vb. n. Curveting or -vetting.] Etym: [Cf. It. corvettare. See Curvet, n.]
1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. 'Oft and high he did curvet." Drayton.
2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. Shak.
Cur"vet, v. t.
Definition: To cause to curvet. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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