DRESSAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dressage mean? 

• DRESSAGE (noun)
  The noun DRESSAGE has 1 sense:

1. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

  Familiarity information: DRESSAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRESSAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dressage" is a kind of...):

equestrian sport (a sport that tests horsemanship)

Domain member category:

capriole ((dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressage"):

curvet; vaulting (a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down)

piaffe (a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot)

Holonyms ("dressage" is a part of...):

three-day event (an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping)