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caprioles

caprioles is the plural of capriole.

caprioles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of capriole.

Meaning of capriole

Noun

capriole (plural caprioles)

  1. A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
  2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.
    • With lofty turns and caprioles.1595, John Davies, Orchestra

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Questions about caprioles

What is caprioles the plural of?
Caprioles is the plural of capriole.

Words near caprioles in the dictionary

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

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