Polonaise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stately, marchlike Polish dance, primarily a promenade by couples.
  • n. Music for or based on the traditional rhythm of this dance, having triple meter.
  • n. A woman's dress of the 18th century, having a fitted bodice and draped cutaway skirt, worn over an elaborate underskirt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
  • n. Music for this dance.
  • n. A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.
  • n. The Polish language.
  • n. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.
  • n. A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A light open gown looped up at the sides, showing the front of an elaborate petticoat, and longer behind, worn toward the close of the eighteenth century; also, a similar but plainer gown, not so much drawn back, and draped more simply, worn at the present time.
  • n. A kind of overcoat, short and usually faced and bordered with fur, worn by men who affected a semi-military dress during the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
  • n. A Polish dance, consisting mainly of a march or promenade of the dancers in procession.
  • n. Music for such a promenade, or in its peculiar rhythm, which is triple and stately, with a characteristic division of the first beat of the measures, and a capricious ending of the phrases on the last beat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    frock    dress   
    Variant
    polonese   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    polacca   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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