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Pronunciation : Car"a*cole
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]
Definition : 1. (Man.)

Defn: A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left.

2. (Arch.)

Defn: A staircase in a spiral form. En caracole ( Etym: [F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Car"a*cole
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. caracoler.] (Man.)
Definition : Defn: To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel. Prince John caracoled within the lists. Sir W. Scott.

i. [imp. & p. p. Caracoled.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913