mézair

UK/meɪˈzɛː/

noun

In manège, a movement comprising a series of levades with small steps between.

OriginFrench mezzair ← Italian mezz'aria →
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Meanings

nounmézair (plural mézairs)

plural mézairs · alternative mezair

  1. horse ridingIn manège, a movement comprising a series of levades with small steps between.

    With a mezair and a cut to the left and a pair of caprioles, Zelikman danced the horse through the tangle of men.

    2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 28

Origin

  1. Italianmezz'aria
  2. Frenchmezzair
  3. Englishmézair

From French mezzair, later mézair, from Italian mezz'aria, from mezzo (“middle”) + aria (“air”) (because it was originally a movement at height halfway between terre-à-terre and curvet).

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APA

mézair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/m%C3%A9zair

MLA

“mézair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/m%C3%A9zair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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