farandole

[ far-uhn-dohl; French fa-rahn-dawl ]

noun,plural far·an·doles [far-uhn-dohlz; French fa-rahn-dawl]. /ˈfær ənˌdoʊlz; French fa rɑ̃ˈdɔl/.
  1. a lively dance, of Provençal origin, in which all the dancers join hands and execute various figures.

  2. the music for this dance.

Origin of farandole

1
1860–65; <French <Provençal farandoulo, perhaps a conflation of b(a)randello with same sense, derivative of brandà to move, rock (<Germanic; see brandish) and flandrinà to dawdle, ultimately derivative of FlandresFlanders

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How to use farandole in a sentence

  • As in the dance called the farandole, where a number of people join bands and dance in a long line.

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  • Suddenly a long dancing line formed, a farandole, and it began to run and leap, growing at each twist and turn.

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  • Marie Antoinette once declared she had her most enjoyable time at a wild farandole in the Royal Drummer.

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  • When this rite was ended, the music shifted to a livelier key and straightway a farandole was formed.

  • It took the place of a master of ceremonies, our farandole, and acted as an excellent solvent of formalities.

British Dictionary definitions for farandole

farandole

/ (ˈfærənˌdəʊl, French farɑ̃dɔl) /


noun
  1. a lively dance in six-eight or four-four time from Provence

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Origin of farandole

1
C19: from French, from Provençal farandoulo, of uncertain origin; compare Spanish farándula itinerant group of actors

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