caracole

caracole
    v 1: make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
    

Caracole \Car"a*cole\, n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol
   snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]
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   1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the
      right or the left.
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   2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.
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   {En caracole}[F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.
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Caracole \Car"a*cole\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caracoled}.] [Cf. F.
   caracoler.] (Man.)
   To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.
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         Prince John caracoled within the lists.  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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67 Moby Thesaurus words for "caracole":
      amble, antic, beam, bob, bounce, canter, caper, capriole, carol,
      carry on, cavort, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido,
      cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, dido, disport, exult, falcade,
      flounce, fool around, frisk, frolic, gallop, gambade, gambado,
      gambol, glory, glow, go on horseback, hack, horse around, joy,
      jubilate, jump about, laugh, lilt, lope, mount, pace, piaffe, play,
      prance, radiate cheer, ramp, rejoice, revel, ride bareback,
      ride hard, rollick, romp, sing, skip, skip for joy, smile, sparkle,
      sport, take horse, tittup, trip, trot, whistle