Definition of curvet in English:

curvet

verbcurvetted, curvetting, curvets, curveting, curveted kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt

[no object]

1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had.
- Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him.
1. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically.
  （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃
  Synonyms
  leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

nounPlural curvets kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt

A graceful or energetic leap.
（优雅或充满活力的）跳跃
he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet
Example sentencesExamples
- It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning.
Synonyms
leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva 'a curve', from Latin curvus 'bent'.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of curvet in US English:

curvet

verbkərˈvetkərˈvɛt

[no object]

1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had.
- Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him.
1. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically.
  （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃
  Synonyms
  leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

nounkərˈvetkərˈvɛt

A graceful or energetic leap.
（优雅或充满活力的）跳跃
he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet
Example sentencesExamples
- It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning.
Synonyms
leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva ‘a curve’, from Latin curvus ‘bent’.

单词	curvet
释义	Definition of curvet in English: curvet verbcurvetted, curvetting, curvets, curveting, curveted kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt [no object] 1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs. Example sentencesExamples It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had. Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically. （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃 Synonyms leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle nounPlural curvets kəːˈvɛtkərˈvɛt A graceful or energetic leap. （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃 he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet Example sentencesExamples It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning. Synonyms leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle Origin Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva 'a curve', from Latin curvus 'bent'. Rhymes abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette Definition of curvet in US English: curvet verbkərˈvetkərˈvɛt [no object] 1(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs. Example sentencesExamples It took me some time for the A.G. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are to rushing in figures of eight through the house, after which I tried to find Miss Cat, who was not to be had. Duke prances like a bear on his hind legs, forcing May Lundstrom to curvet with him. 1.1 Leap gracefully or energetically. （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃 Synonyms leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle nounkərˈvetkərˈvɛt A graceful or energetic leap. （优雅或充满活力的）跳跃 he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet Example sentencesExamples It comes ‘in curvets and caprioles, with the flashing of glutted fish-runs’, and so on for a page of equally shimmery and restive fine-tuning. Synonyms leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, vault, hurdle Origin Late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva ‘a curve’, from Latin curvus ‘bent’.
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