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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caracole \Car"a*cole\, n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr Sp caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.] 1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes either to the right or the left 2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form {En caracole}[F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caracole \Car"a*cole\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caracoled}.] [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.) To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caracole v : make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
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