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# curvet

noun (curvets); verb (curvets, curvetted, curvetting), US curveted

«curvet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A horse's leap or prance, with its forelegs raised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/#m1)
2. To curvet is to leap or prance about like a horse, in a showy way. (old use, riding term) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales of horses and knights, a horse leaps and prances to show off

### Examples

- The horse curvetted across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/#x1)
- The knight's steed curveted in the courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/#x2)
- Her pony curvets when it hears the music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curvet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curvet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curvet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curvet.html) on Mova free.