dressage
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dressage (“training”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dressage (countable and uncountable, plural dressages)
- (uncountable) The schooling of a horse.
- (uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.
- (countable) An event or competition of the sport of dressage.
- I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.
Synonyms edit
- (the training of a horse): flatwork, training, haute ecole (high school), classical dressage, (poetically) ballet on horseback
Translations edit
schooling of a horse
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horse sport
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event of the horse sport
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dressage m (plural dressages)
Descendants edit
- → English: dressage
Further reading edit
- “dressage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.