polonaise
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əˈneɪz, ˌpoʊ noun
1.
a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
2.
a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, such a dance.
Origin:
1765–75; < French, feminine of polonais Polish, equivalent to Polon- (< Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ais -ese
1765–75; < French, feminine of polonais Polish, equivalent to Polon- (< Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ais -ese
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| —n | |
| 1. | a ceremonial marchlike dance in three-four time from Poland |
| 2. | a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance |
| 3. | a woman's costume with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to show a decorative underskirt |
| [C18: from French danse polonaise Polish dance] | |
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Polonaise
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
polonaise
1773, "woman's overdress" (from fancied resemblance to Polish costume); 1797, "stately dance," from Fr. (danse) polonaise "a Polish (dance)," fem. of polonais (adj.) "Polish," from Pologne "Poland," from M.L. Polonia "Poland." In the culinary sense, applied to dishes supposed to be cooked in Pol. style,
attested from 1889.
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Example sentences
The polonaise is the favorite garment for midsummer utility suits.
Cream sauce, mousseline sauce, or polonaise butter are the favored sauces.
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