/kap"ree ohl'/ , n. , v. , caprioled, caprioling .
n.
1. a caper or leap.
2. Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.
v.i.
3. to execute a capriole.
[ 1570-80; capriola, n. deriv. of capriolare to leap, caper, v. deriv. of capri ( u ) olo roebuck capreolus, equiv. to capre ( a ) roe deer (deriv. of caper male goat; cf. CAPER 1 ) + -olus -OLE 1 ]