[kəːˈvɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs


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

[kəːˈvɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a graceful or energetic leap
(e.g: he sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet)


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