What does "caracole" mean?
Caracole: (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.
Additional senses
- 2.To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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