Obs. [In sense 1, a. F. cabriole (16th c.) a leap like that of a goat. Senses 2, 3, appear to be old errors for CABRIOLET.]
1. A capriole, a caper (of a horse).
1814. Scott, Wav., I. viii. 103. The occasional cabrioles which his charger exhibited.
2. A kind of small arm-chair (Littré).
1785. Mackenzie, Lounger, No. 36, ¶ 8. Sofas and stuffed chairs in the drawing-room, which my Lady has made her change for cabrioles.
3. = CABRIOLET.
1797. Holcroft, Stolberg’s Trav. (ed. 2), II. lxi. 403. The coaches are … less dangerous than the little one horse cabrioles.
1801. W. Felton, Carriages, II. 180. The Cabriole is a two wheeled Carriage with the body like a Chariot, mostly used in France.
