English Explanatory Dictionary

falcade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.

Pronunciation

/fælˈkeɪd/

Word forms

falcade falcades

Etymology

From French falcade, ultimately from Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle or scythe”). By surface analysis, Latin falc- + -ade.

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