capri-, capr-

1. In dressage, a vertical leap in which all four of the horse's feet leave the ground: While a horse performs a capriole, its hind legs are kicked out.

A capriole is an upward jump made by a trained horse without going forward and with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the jump, and then lands again on the same spot.
2. A playful leap or jump performed in ballet: During the wonderful presentation on stage, the dancers performed many caprioles and bounded into the air perfectly with the music.
3. Etymology: from Late 16th century via French, from Latin capreolus, "little goat"; from Latin caper, "goat".

Regarding something having feet like those of a goat; goat-footed: In Greek mythology, a satyr, or sylvan deity, was half man and half goat, particularly with capriped hooves, like a goat.

A satyr, with goat feet: The capripede was depicted by the Roman artists to be like the goat-god Pan with goat's ears, haunches and horns, and, of course, with such goat feet.

The capripedes represented excessive desires.

Regarding the uneven movement of the pulse: The caprizant throbbing of a person's pulse is characterized by a bounding, a leaping, or a jumping.

The abnormal caprizant dilations of an artery are followed by a fuller one, such as a large-volume pulse.

Relating to, or pertaining to an animal odor: On the farm, Jenny was surrounded by caprylic and pungent smells, especially from the goats.

The Indian antelope, or Antilope bezoartica, or Antilopa Cervicapra: The cervicaprine is noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.

The cervicaprine is about two and a half feet in height, of a reddish-brown color, with a white stomach and feet, has long naked ears, and a short, erect tail. The horns are black, about twelve inches long, and bent like a lyre.

The cervicaprines inhabit Barbary, Egypt, Arabia, and Syria, and are about half the size of a fallow deer. They live in large flocks, are easily tamed, although they are naturally very timid, and the flesh is considered to be excellent food.

1. A V-shaped symbol, especially a badge: A chevron, or insignia, consists of stripes meeting at an angle and worn on the sleeve of a military or police uniform to indicate rank, merit, or length of service.
2. A heraldic ornament: A chevron is an emblem of blazonry depicted on a shield with the form of a wide inverted V-shape.
3. Etymology: from Old French chevron, "rafter"; since it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin caprione, from Latin caper, "goat"; the likely connection between goats and rafters (from the meeting of rafters at an angle) is believed to be the resemblance to the animal's angular hind legs.

Translation: "Honesty is praised and left out in the cold. Gardens, palaces, rich tables, old silver, and those embossed goats on the cups; men owe these to their crimes."

From Decimus Iunius (Junius) Iuvenalis (Juvenalis) (c. A.D. 60-117); Saturae, I, 74; who attacked the vices of the plutocrats, the wickedness and immorality of women and foreigners (particularly Greeks), and grieves about the decline of the ancient aristocratic virtues.

He quarrels over goat's hair.

"He quibbles over straws." Fabric woven of wool was prized, fabric woven of goat's hair was not.

1. A short-horned goat antelope of the genus Rupicapra; a chamois: Rupicaprines inhabit the mountains of Eurasia and have interesting horns that are vertical with backward-hooked tips.
2. A soft suede leather: The chamois leather of the rupicaprine, formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope, is now obtained from the skins of sheep, deer, and other species of goats.

Also the terms "chammy" or "shammy" apply to the soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin.

A cotton fabric is also made in imitation of chamois leather.

1. A reference to chamoix or chamois: Rupicaprine hoofed mammals dwell in the mountains of Eurasia and have upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
2. Etymology: from Middle French, from Late Latin camox; a small goatlike bovid (Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus.

The parallel line of latitude 23° 27': The Tropic of Capricorn lies south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead (at the December solstice).