- dressage dres·sage n
- ['drɛsɒːʒ]
Horse-riding dressage m
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dressage dres·sage n
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dres|sage — «DREHS ihj; French dreh SAZH», noun. the guiding of a horse through various paces and postures without using reins or noticeable signals. ╂[< French dressage < Old French dresser; see etym. under dress (Cf. ↑dress)] … Useful english dictionary
dres·sage — /drəˈsɑːʒ, Brit ˈdrɛˌsɑːʒ/ noun [noncount] : a competition in which horses perform special movements in response to signals from their riders a dressage horse … Useful english dictionary
dressage — dres|sage [ˈdresa:ʒ US drıˈsa:ʒ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: dresser to train ] a competition in which a horse performs a complicated series of movements in answer to signals from its rider … Dictionary of contemporary English
dressage — dres|sage [ drə saʒ ] noun uncount an activity or competition in which the rider of a horse makes the horse perform particular movements … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dressage — dres·sage … English syllables
dressage — dres•sage [[t]drəˈsɑʒ, drɛ [/t]] n. 1) spo haute école 1) 2) spo the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement • Etymology: 1935–40; < F, =dress(er) to dress+ age age … From formal English to slang
