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caprioled

caprioled is the simple past and past participle of capriole.

Meaning of capriole

Verb

capriole (third-person singular simple present caprioles, present participle caprioling, simple past and past participle caprioled)

  1. (intransitive) To leap; to caper.
  2. (transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
    • Brawny fighters, all cased in buff and iron, their hearts too sheathed in oak and triple brass, caprioled their huge war-horses, shook their death-doing spears; and went forth in the most determined manner, nothing doubting.1838, Thomas Carlyle, Sir Walter Scott

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Questions about caprioled

What is caprioled the simple past and past participle of?
Caprioled is the simple past and past participle of capriole.

Words near caprioled in the dictionary

  1. caprinic
  2. caprinid
  3. caprinids
  4. Caprio
  5. capriole
  6. caprioled
  7. caprioles
  8. caprioling
  9. capriomycin
  10. Caprios
  11. Capriote

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