单词 | polonaise |
释义 | polonaisen.adj. A. n. 1. A slow, stately dance of Polish origin, consisting chiefly of an intricate march or procession of the dancers in couples. Also: the music which accompanies this dance; an instrumental piece written in the dance's characteristic triple-time rhythm. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > slow or stately dance > [noun] > specific pavanea1510 passamezzo1568 passy-measure1597 saraband1631 minuet1672 cerebrand1677 minaway1688 gavotte1696 passepied1696 minuetto1724 polonaise1740 polacca1804 minuetinga1847 varsovienne1859 varsoviana1860 Paduan1880 slow drag1911 strut1937 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > folk or country dance > Polish polonaise1740 polacca1804 polskaa1822 mazurka1854 1740 G. F. Handel Twelve Grand Concertos in Seven Parts iii. 14 Polonoise, Andante. 1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany I. 164 The kind of music which we call Polonoise, is played quicker for dancing than at other times. 1813 Lady Burghersh Lett. (1893) 93 The ball began with polonaises, which are in fact only walking in time. 1861 Daily Tel. 22 Oct. The ball, as is usual..in Germany, commenced with a sort of general perambulation in couples. It is not dancing,..it is simply walking to the music. This solemn promenade is known as a Polonaise. 1925 Amer. Mercury May 102/2 A catch-as-catch-can rendition of that Chopin polonaise. 1989 Dance Nov. 53/2 Each group..danced two ballets apiece before joining in the sumptuous final polonaise. 2. a. A woman's dress consisting of a tight, unboned bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards to reveal a decorative underskirt. Now historical.Designed originally after the fashions of Polish women, the style was apparently first worn in England in c1770 (but cf. earlier Polonese n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > shirt-waist dress > polonaise Polonese1755 polonaise1773 Polonian1792 1773 Mrs. Harris in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 266 The four ladies were to be dressed in white polonaises. 1835 World of Fashion Feb. 35/1 The Polonaise, is a very becoming carriage dress. The form resembles a short pelisse. 1899 Daily News 15 Apr. 8/5 There is one point of difference between the modern polonaise and its ancestor... The former is rigidly tight, and plain about the hips. 1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence xvii. 151 She had on a black velvet polonaise with jet buttons. 1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities xxix. 188 The tasseled polonaise was produced by a colony of Italian silkworms. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > long side-coata1382 longcoat1538 jubbah1548 polony1722 polonaise1819 jibbah1848 achkan1911 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 196 This dress..bore some resemblance to that called a Polonaise, still worn by children in Scotland of the lower rank. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > overcoat > types of pee1483 shuba1598 surtout1686 wrap-rascal1716 pea-jacket1717 box coat1718 toggy1742 jockey-coata1745 redingote1770 Polonese coat1774 pea coat1790 spencer1795 grego1809 benjamin1810 bang-up1835 pilot jacket1839 pilot coat1840 Petersham1842 taglioni1843 Chesterfield1852 siphonia1853 raglan1857 Inverness overcoat1865 immensikoff1870 Ulster1876 ulsterette1881 coat1889 polonaise1890 covert coata1893 benny1903 macfarlane1920 1890 Cent. Dict. Polonaise,..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. d. A fabric made from a mixture of silk and cotton. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > cotton and silk soosy1621 satinette1706 satinade1728 foulard1785 satin turk1787 satinetta1820 satin sheeting1879 seal-cloth1881 laventine1893 polonaise1894 silkette1895 1894 J. E. Davis Elem. Mod. Dressmaking v. 93 Polonaise, a mixture of silk and cotton, which has the appearance of a soft dull silk with a distinct serge-like twill, is very much used as a skirt-lining for rich materials. 1896 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 23 Apr. 4/6 Shot Silk Polonaises very effective for trimming 1s, 3d. 1932 G. Heyer Devil's Cub x. 152 Lady Fanny..in a négligée of Irish polonaise, with a gauze apron. 1967 Times 17 Apr. 7/2 She wears a rose satin gown of Ottoman silk polonaise. 3. A female native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polish woman. Now rare. ΚΠ 1807 R. Wilson Diary 11 Apr. in Life (1862) II. 176 The Countess Malawitz—a Polonaise—is the object of his regard. 1825 Sandusky (Ohio) Clarion 19 Mar. She caught the hand of the Polonaise, and pressed it fervently to her lips. 1849 Littell's Living Age 21 Apr. 128/1 The portrait drawn by Estrées of the graces of the Polonaise, had remained engraved on the heart of the young monarch. 2001 Oxf. Amer. Mar.–Apr. 62/2 [In Poland] I found more beautiful women per block than in Paris or New York, and not just the blue-eyed, golden-haired Polonaise of legend, but sloe-eyed sirens and raven-haired girls with high Tartar cheekbones. 4. Cookery. A dish cooked in a Polish style, esp. a boiled or steamed vegetable garnished with topping consisting of hard-boiled egg yolks, parsley, and breadcrumbs fried in butter; (also) this topping, (more widely) breadcrumbs fried in butter. Frequently in à la polonaise. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > [adverb] > prepared in specific style à la reine1723 à la Portugaise1793 au naturel1817 à la polonaise1834 à la Florentine1911 1769 B. Clermont tr. Professed Cook (ed. 2) I. 40 (heading) Sauce à la Polonoise. A Polish sauce.] 1834 J. Porter Carême's Royal Parisian Pastrycook 51 Casserole of Rice à la Polonaise. Chop a sufficient quantity of the meat of partridges, pheasants, young rabbits or leverets, together with some mushrooms. 1867 P. Blot Hand-bk. Pract. Cookery 107 Polonaise [sauce].—Put four ounces of butter in a saucepan on the fire, and when melted add two or three tablespoonfuls of the soft part of bread;..stir for about one minute, salt to taste, and use. Like the Parisienne, it is used with game. 1895 J. L. W. Thudichum Cookery iv. 83 À la Polonaise is applied to every effort to introduce red beetroot or red cabbage, their juice, colour, and taste, into various dishes. 1957 Sunday Times Signal (Zanesville, Ohio) 18 Aug. 23 c/3 Polonaise is a glamor name given to a rather simple sauce. In this adaptation..fine bread crumbs and hard cooked eggs are stirred into melted butter. 1965 House & Garden Dec. 84/2 Polonaise, lightly fried breadcrumbs used in among other ingredients and not just as a topping or garnish. 2000 Polish-Amer. Jrnl. 1 May 6 They are cooked whole..in boiling salted water and garnished with Polonaise (butter-browned bread crumbs). 2003 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Mag.) c27 They tasted good, too, when..baked a la Polonaise (with a topping of chopped hard-cooked egg yolk, parsley and breadcrumbs). 5. A polonaise rug or carpet. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug > Persian or Iranian Mir1900 Sarouk1900 Saraband1901 Sehna1901 Kashan1905 Afshar1909 Bakhtiari1922 Kashgai1922 Feraghan1929 polonaise1930 Ispahan1931 Qum1962 1930 A. U. Pope Introd. Persian Art v. 140 These [sc. rugs] exhibit often an even more lavish use of silver and gold than the Polonaise. 1962 C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs 206 This Hereke, I would have called a Polonaise, but Mr. Norell has definite information that it was woven in Hereke. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 3 May 5 A 17th-century silk and metal thread carpet of the type known as a ‘Polonaise’. B. adj. 1. Cookery. as postmodifier: designating various dishes cooked in a supposedly Polish style, esp. a dish consisting of a boiled vegetable topped with a mixture of hard-boiled egg yolk, herbs, and breadcrumbs fried in butter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > [adjective] > prepared in regional style Florentine1747 Provençale1841 polonaise1843 Lyonnais1846 Provençal1876 Strasbourgeois1878 Niçoise1884 Portugaise1907 Szechuan1945 Perigourdine1951 caprese1970 1843 E. Leslie in Rural Repository 13 July 188/2 I made a great Charlotte Polonaise, and covered it with a meringue, so that it looked like a hill of snow. A Charlotte Russe is contemptible compared to a Charlotte Polonaise. 1865 Mrs. Goodfellow's Cookery As It Should Be 310 Some persons prefer a charlotte polonaise to a ‘charlotte russe’, as it has a more delicate and more decided flavour. 1950 E. Brunet tr. L. Saulnier Répertoire de la Cuisine 199 (heading) Asparagus..Polonaise.—Dished in rows, sprinkle with hard boiled eggs and parsley chopped, pour over some bread crumbs tossed in butter nicely browned. 1969 G. Payton Proper Names 355/1 Polonaise (Cooking), with beetroot and sour cream. 1992 Daily Mail (Nexis) 4 Aug. 22 Main Course: Pan-fried scampi, lobster sauce, noisette potatoes, cauliflower polonaise. 2. Designating a Persian rug or carpet made in the 16th and 17th centuries using silver and gold warp threads. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [adjective] > type of rug Kurdistan1865 Anatolian1882 Ghiordes1900 Yomud1900 polonaise1911 Afshar1931 Mudjur1931 Qum1953 1898 Times 30 Nov. 11/4 Many pieces of what is called Perso-Polonaise work, which is believed to have been made in Poland, by a Persian colony.] 1911 G. G. Lewis Pract. Bk. Oriental Rugs xxi. 322 According to Dr. Valentiner the so-called Polanaise [sic] and Ispahan rugs belong to the 17th century. 1962 C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs 272 All Polonaise rugs belong to the 17th century, particularly the first half. The name Polonaise dates from the Paris exposition in 1878, when several rugs of this type were exhibited by Prince Czartorski of Warsaw. 1984 Times 18 Oct. 2/8 Polonaise carpets were among the most luxurious products of the Persian court factories of the seventeenth century. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adverb] a belefc1400 scarf-wise1581 jacket-wise1587 baldric-wise1590 foldedly1613 scarfways1653 beltwisea1667 polonaise-wise1888 toga-wise1902 stolewise1922 slinkily1935 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > slow or stately dance > [adverb] > polonaise polonaise-wise1888 1888 Times (Weekly ed.) 10 Feb. 1/3 The ball is opened by their Majesties and their Court parading round the house in polonaise-wise. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 5 May 3/2 A cherry red voile set in deep tucks placed polonaise-wise on the skirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). polonaisev. intransitive. To dance a polonaise.figurative in quot. 1828. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > slow or stately dance > dance [verb (intransitive)] > specific dances gavotte1819 polonaise1828 minuet1890 slow-drag1934 strut1975 1828 T. De Quincey Elements Rhetoric in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 893/1 Milton..polonaises with a grand Castilian air, in paces too sequacious and processional. 1858 G. Bloomfield Reminisc. (1883) II. xiv. 64 After the presentations..Her Royal Highness polonaised with twenty-two Princes. 1995 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 8 d A parade of her newly adopted students at the company's ballet academy polonaised onstage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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