| 单词 | devil dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil dance devil dance n. any of various dances, esp. in non-Western cultures, associated with devils or spirits, esp. one performed to drive away evil spirits or one in which participants wear costumes, masks, etc., representing spirit beings. [With quot. 2006 compare the discussion at devil dancing n.] ΚΠ 1849 R. Caldwell Tinnevelly Shanars 19 The musical instruments..chiefly used in the devil-dance are the tom-tom..and the horn. 1901 R. Kipling Kim ix. 212 He had seen [Tibetan] devil-dance masks at the Lahore Museum. 1930 G. Knight Intim. Glimpses Myster. Tibet 29 The Devil Dances of Tibet..represent either some historical, legendary, or mythological event. 2006 Dance Res. Jrnl. 38 107 Shawn learned a Singhalese Devil Dance from native dancers at Kandy. < as lemmas |
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