- piaffed
- pɪ'æf v. strut, trot slowly (horse); cause a horse to trot
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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piaffe — /pyaf/, n., v., piaffed, piaffing. Dressage. n. 1. a cadenced trot executed on one spot, with a well elevated leg action. v.i. 2. (of a horse) to execute such a movement. 3. (of a rider) to cause a horse to piaffe. v.t. 4. to cause (a horse) to… … Universalium
piaffe — /piˈæf/ (say pee af) verb (i) (piaffed, piaffing) 1. (of a horse) to lift each pair of diagonally opposite legs in succession, as in the trot, but without going forwards, backwards, or sideways. 2. to move slowly forwards, backwards, or sideways… …
piaffe — [pyaf] n. [Fr < piaffer, to strut, paw the ground, prob. of echoic orig.] a movement in horsemanship in which the animal executes the motions of a slow trot in place vt. piaffed, piaffing to perform the piaffe … English World dictionary
