Meaning & use
Capriole
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A leap performed by a trained horse in which it jumps straight up and kicks out with its hind legs at the height of the jump; more generally, a playful leap or caper.
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The dressage horse executed a perfect capriole to the crowd's applause.
She gave a little capriole of joy when she heard the news.
A note on using this word
"Capriole" comes from the Italian "capriola" (a goat's leap), from Latin "capra" (goat) — the same root that gives us "caper" and "capricious."
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2. verb
To perform a caper or leap, as a horse does in a capriole.
The colt caprioled across the paddock in the morning light.
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