A ring-dance with accompaniment of song; ? a ring of men or women holding hands and moving round in dancing step. archaic.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > round dance > [noun] (26) carolc1300 A ring-dance with accompaniment of song; ? a ring of men or women holding hands and moving round in dancing step. archaic. carolingc1300 The action of carol, v. roundc1487 A dance in which the dancers move in a circle, typically while remaining in contact with each other, e.g. by holding hands. Also figurative and in… ring dancea1522 A dance in which the dancers form a circle. Also figurative. round dance1530 A dance in which the dancers move in a circular fashion; spec. (a) a folk dance in which the dancers form a circle (cf. ring dance, n.); (b) a… ringlet1600 A circular dance or course; a circle of dancers. roundel1600 A type of round dance. Cf. roundelay, n. 3a. Now chiefly archaic and historical. round game1611 †(a) a round dance (obsolete rare); (b) a card game in which each player plays as an individual rather than with a partner; (more generally) any… circle dance1821 any of various (esp. traditional, folk, or religious) dances in which the dancers form a circle. ronde1823 A round dance; a dance in which the participants move in a circle or ring. Cf. round, n.1 17a. ring play1856 any of various types of games played in a circle with dance movements and singing. Subcategories:— specific (15) |
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