Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the manège, one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he makes a half turn with the fore legs raised.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Man.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
half vault ; one of the seven artificial motions of ahorse , in which he raises hisforelegs in a particular manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The address of the riders recovered their steeds by use of the bridle and spur; and having glared on each other for an instant with eyes which seemed to flash fire through the bars of their visors, each made a demivolt, and retiring to the extremity of the 10 lists, received a fresh lance from the attendants.
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The result was that the horse, to La Certe's unutterable surprise, made a sudden demivolt into the air -- without the usual persuasion -- almost unseated its rider, and fled over the prairie like a thing possessed!
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Philibert,” said the knight, executing a demivolt, in order to hide his emotion.
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Philibert,” said the knight, executing a demivolt, in order to hide his emotion.
Burlesques 2006
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Tell me of home -- of our native valley -- of my hearth, and my lady-mother, and my good chaplain -- tell me of HER, Philibert, "said the knight, executing a demivolt, in order to hide his emotion.
Burlesques William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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