Falcade
/fælˈkeɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"let him make two or three Falcades or Times , to firm his Haunches the better, and to turn with the better Grace."
Etymology
From French falcade, ultimately from Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle or scythe”).