courbette

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French courbette. === Noun === courbette (plural courbettes) A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air. Synonym: curvet == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuʁ.bɛt/ === Noun === courbette f (plural courbettes) (low) bow (prostration) ==== Derived terms ==== faire des courbettes === Further reading === “courbette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012