rigadoon

[ rig-uh-doon ]

/ ˌrɪg əˈdun /

noun

a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.

a piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm.

Also rigaudon, rig·o·don

[rig-uh-don] /ˌrɪg əˈdɒn/ .

Origin of rigadoon

1685–95; <French rigaudon, perhaps from name Rigaud

Words nearby rigadoon

rift valley, Rift Valley fever, rift zone, rig, Riga, rigadoon, rigamarole, rigatoni, rigaudon, rig down, Rigel

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Example sentences from the Web for rigadoon

She would dance you a rigadoon or cut a pigeon's wing for you very respectably.
The Poet at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
And the Doctor looked as if he should like to rigadoon and sashy across as well as the young one he was talkin' about.
Elsie Venner|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
To build a city he had only to play a rigadoon and a minuet; but the other hero destroyed them by the sound of rams' horns.
Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet
Arm in arm, their sabots clogging, they did a rigadoon down the winding road.
The Ten-foot Chain|Achmed Abdullah

The dance itself is nothing; it might as well be called a Rigadoon or a Sailor's Hornpipe, so far as the steps go.
Through the Mackenzie Basin|Charles Mair

British Dictionary definitions for rigadoon

rigadoon

rigaudon (French riɡodɔ̃)

/ (ˌrɪɡəˈduːn) /

noun

an old Provençal couple dance, light and graceful, in lively duple time

a piece of music for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word Origin for rigadoon

C17: from French, allegedly from its inventor Rigaud, a dancing master at Marseille

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单词	rigadoon
释义	rigadoon [ rig-uh-doon ] / ˌrɪg əˈdun / noun a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter. a piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm. Also rigaudon, rig·o·don [rig-uh-don] /ˌrɪg əˈdɒn/ . Origin of rigadoon 1685–95; <French rigaudon, perhaps from name Rigaud Words nearby rigadoon rift valley, Rift Valley fever, rift zone, rig, Riga, rigadoon, rigamarole, rigatoni, rigaudon, rig down, Rigel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rigadoon She would dance you a rigadoon or cut a pigeon's wing for you very respectably. The Poet at the Breakfast Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. And the Doctor looked as if he should like to rigadoon and sashy across as well as the young one he was talkin' about. Elsie Venner\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. To build a city he had only to play a rigadoon and a minuet; but the other hero destroyed them by the sound of rams' horns. Voltaire's Romances\|Franois-Marie Arouet Arm in arm, their sabots clogging, they did a rigadoon down the winding road. The Ten-foot Chain\|Achmed Abdullah The dance itself is nothing; it might as well be called a Rigadoon or a Sailor's Hornpipe, so far as the steps go. Through the Mackenzie Basin\|Charles Mair British Dictionary definitions for rigadoon rigadoon rigaudon (French riɡodɔ̃) / (ˌrɪɡəˈduːn) / noun an old Provençal couple dance, light and graceful, in lively duple time a piece of music for or in the rhythm of this dance Word Origin for rigadoon C17: from French, allegedly from its inventor Rigaud, a dancing master at Marseille Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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