curvet noun & verb.
[kǝ:'vɛt] L16.[Italian corvetta dim. of corva, early form of curva curve, from Latin curva fem. of curvus bent, curved.]A. noun. A horse's leaping or frisking motion;
spec. =
COURBETTE.
L16.b. verb intrans. Infl.
-t(t)-. (Of a horse or rider) perform a curvet;
gen. leap (about), frisk.
L16.■ P. G. Wodehouse He curveted past me into the sitting room. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲