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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 hind legs when at the height of the leap. 2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. ``With lofty turns and caprioles.'' --Sir J. Davies. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, v. i. To perform a capriole. --Carlyle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: capriole v 1: perform a capriole, of horses in dressage 2: perform a capriole, in ballet
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