Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
courbette .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word courbettes.
Examples
-
Maneige Royal_ [264] in which magnificent engravings show Louis XIII. making courbettes, voltes, and "caprioles" around the Louvre, while a circle of grandees gravely discuss the deportment of his charger.
English Travellers of the Renaissance Clare Howard
-
Recevoir Obama en faisant des courbettes quand on file une superbe histoire d'amour avec son rival pour encore quelques jours ...
-
At the same time détacher l’aiguillette, and mingle courbettes, ballotades, and even cabrioles with it, -- combinations which La Broue, the Duke of Newcastle,
Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding George Greenwood 1837
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.