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Curvet \Cur"vet\ (k[^u]r"v?t or k[^u]r-v?t"; 277), n. [OE.
corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See {Curve}, and cf.
{Corvetto}.]
1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both
his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore
legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his
legs are in the air at once.
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2. A prank; a frolic.
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Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or {-vetted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or {-vetting}.] [Cf. It.
corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.]
1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. "Oft and high he did
curvet." --Drayton.
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2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak.
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Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. t.
To cause to curvet. --Landor.
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