[cur.vet] n [It corvetta, fr. MF courbette, fr. courber to curve, fr. L curvare] (1575): a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground
[2]curvet vi -vet.ted or -vet.ed ; -vet.ting or -vet.ing (1592): to make a curvet; also: prance, caper