Lip·iz·zan also Lip·pi·zan (l p t-sän , - -zn) or Lip·iz·zan·er or Lip·pi·zan·er (lpt-sänr, --zänr)n. Any of a breed of sturdy, compact horses developed from Spanish, Italian, Danish and Arab stock that are born black or dark brown and gradually turn white by the time they are five to eight years of age. They are bred and trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. [German Lippizaner, after Lippiza, town near Trieste where the breed was developed.] |
Lipizzaner [ˌlɪpɪtˈsɑːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of riding and carriage horse used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and nearly always grey in colour
[German, after Lipizza, near Trieste, where these horses were bred]
Lip•iz•za•ner or Lip•pi•za•ner (ˌlɪp ɪtˈsɑ nər, -əˈzɑ-) also Lip′iz•zan`,
n.
one of an Austrian breed of compact, usu. gray or white horses trained esp. at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and used in dressage exhibitions.
[1925–30; < German, =Lipizz(a) former site of the Austrian Imperial Stud, near Trieste]
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