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polonaise

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pol·o·naise  (pl-nz, pl-)
n.
1. A stately, marchlike Polish dance, primarily a promenade by couples.
2. Music for or based on the traditional rhythm of this dance, having triple meter.
3. A woman's dress of the 18th century, having a fitted bodice and draped cutaway skirt, worn over an elaborate underskirt.
[French, from feminine of polonais, Polish, from Medieval Latin Polnia, Poland.]
polonaise
Noun
1. a stately Polish dance
2. music for this dance [French danse polonaise Polish dance]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.polonaisepolonaise - a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice


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The band played the polonaise in vogue at that time on account of the words that had been set to it, beginning: "Alexander, Elisaveta, all our hearts you ravish quite.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
This consists of a simple gros de laine, trimmed with ashes of roses, with overskirt of scare bleu ventre saint gris, cut bias on the off-side, with facings of petit polonaise and narrow insertions of pa^te de foie gras backstitched to the mise en sce`ne in the form of a jeu d'esprit.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"She had on a black velvet polonaise with jet buttons, and a tiny green monkey muff; I never saw her so stylishly dressed," Janey continued.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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