bour·rée (b -r  , b -)n. 1. a. An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in quick duple time beginning with an upbeat. b. The music for this dance. 2. A pas de bourrée. [French, from bourrer, to stuff, from bourre, hair, fluff, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.] |
bourrée [ˈbʊəreɪ]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a traditional French dance in fast duple time, resembling a gavotte
2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music composed in the rhythm of this dance
[from French bourrée a bundle of faggots (it was originally danced round a fire of faggots)]
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