levade

noun

le·​vade

ləˈväd

plural -s

: a show-ring movement in which a horse raises the forequarters, brings the hindquarters under him, and balances with haunches deeply bent and forelegs drawn up

Word History

Etymology

German, from French lever to raise (from Latin levare) + -ade

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