| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dres·sage |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  dr -säzh , dr - |
| NOUN: | The guiding of a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, preparation, training, dressage, from dresser, to set up, arrange, train, from Old French drecier, to set up, arrange. See dress.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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