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falcade

/fælˈkeɪd/

falcade noun: a horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.

Noun

falcade (plural falcades)

  1. A horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.
    • let him make two or three Falcades or Times , to firm his Haunches the better, and to turn with the better Grace.1717, Jacques de Solleysel, The Compleat Horseman

Forms of falcade

pluralfalcades

Origin of falcade

From French falcade, ultimately from Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle or scythe”). By surface analysis, Latin falc- + -ade.

Questions about falcade

What does falcade mean?
Falcade means a horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.
What part of speech is falcade?
Falcade is a noun.
How do you pronounce falcade?
Falcade is pronounced /fælˈkeɪd/.
What is the plural of falcade?
The plural of falcade is falcades.

Words near falcade in the dictionary

  1. falbalas
  2. Falbo
  3. Falbos
  4. Falbrook
  5. FALC
  6. falcade
  7. falcades
  8. falcarindiol
  9. falcarinol
  10. Falcarragh
  11. falcata

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