I. (ˌ)kər-ˈvet noun
Etymology: Italian corvetta, from Middle French courbette, from courber to curve, from Latin curvare
Date: 1575
: a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground
II. intransitive verb
( -vet·ted or -vet·ed ; -vet·ting or -vet·ing )
Date: 1592
: to make a curvet ; also : prance , caper