From formal English to slang. 2014.
capriole — CAPRIOLE. s. f. Quelques uns disent Cabriole Le saut d un danseur qui s esleve agilement & coupe l air par le mouvement redoublé de ses pieds. Faire la capriole. couper la capriole. Il se dit aussi, d Une espece de manege que l on fait faire aux… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Capriole — Cap ri*ole, v. i. To perform a capriole. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Capriole — Cap ri*ole, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L. caper goat. Cf. {Caper}, v. i. {Cabriole}, {Caprice}, {Cheveril}.] 1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capriole — [kap′rē ōl΄] n. [Fr < It capriola < capriolare, to leap like a goat < capriolo, roe deer < L capreolus, wild goat < caper (gen. capri), he goat < IE * kapro > ON hafr, OIr gabor] 1. a caper; leap 2. a type of competitive jump … English World dictionary
Capriōle — (v. lat.), 1) eigentlich Bockssprung; 2) (Reitk.), so v.w. Ballotade; 3) (Tanzk.), ein leichter u. geschickter Sprung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
capriole — Capriole, Herbe autrement nommée Sanguinaire, Sanguinalis, Sanguinaria … Thresor de la langue françoyse
capriole — noun Etymology: Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus goat, roebuck, from capr , caper he goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Greek kapros wild boar Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
capriole — n. & v. n. 1 a leap or caper. 2 a trained horse s high leap and kick without advancing. v. 1 intr. (of a horse or its rider) perform a capriole. 2 tr. make (a horse) capriole. Etymology: F f. It. capriola leap, ult. f. caper pri goat … Useful english dictionary
capriole — /kap ree ohl /, n., v., caprioled, caprioling. n. 1. a caper or leap. 2. Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the … Universalium
capriole — /ˈkæprioʊl/ (say kapreeohl) noun 1. a caper or leap. 2. an upward spring made by a horse with all four feet and without advancing. –verb (i) 3. to execute a capriole. {French, from Italian capriola caper, from capro goat, from Latin caper} …
