caracole
caracole is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.
- 2.To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- agitation
- amusement
- ance
- and
- bob
- bounce
- bound
- buck
- caper
- capriole
- chamois
- curvet
- cut
- dance
- demivolt
- falcade
- fantastic
- flea
- flounce
- foot
- frisk
- frisky
- frog
- goat
- grasshopper
- hop
- jerboa
- jump
- kangaroo
- leap
- leaping
- light
- moon
- off
- oneself
- over
- ramp
- saltation
- saltatory
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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