en caracole

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en caracole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caracole \Car"a*cole\, n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol
     snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]
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     1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the
        right or the left.
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     2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.
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     En caracole[F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.
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