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Definition of Curveted
1. curvet [v] - See also: curvet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curveted
Literary usage of Curveted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Ancient Chivalry: To which are Added, the Anecdotes of the Times by Dobson (Susannah) (1784)
"... off his new dignity and /kill, he curveted round, darting his lance, ...
and he curveted his ..."
2. Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (1900)
"The schooner, her mainsail set and jib- sheet to windward, curveted on the purple
sea; there was a rosy tinge on her sails. 'Will you be going home again ..."
3. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1845)
"... and seemed a horse of twenty pound price, and leaped and curveted as nimble
as if he had beene in stable at racke and manger a full moneth. ..."
4. The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Edward Kilburn Robinson (1915)
"The horses pranced and curveted, the warriors brandished their weapons, and there
was a faint sound of drums and trumpets, and the clang of arms, ..."
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