cur·vet (kûr-vět)
n.
A light leap by a horse, in which both hind legs leave the ground just before the forelegs are set down.
v. cur·vet·ted, or cur·vet·ed cur·vet·ting, or cur·vet·ing cur·vets or cur·vets
v. intr.
► To leap in a curvet.
► To prance; frolic.
v. tr.
To cause to leap in a curvet.

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curvet
[Italian corvetta, from Old Italian, from Old French courbette, from courber, to curve, from Latin curvāre, from curvus, curved. See sker-² in Indo-European Roots.]

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