snake dance

noun

a ceremonial dance of the American Indian in which snakes or representations of snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers.

a parade or procession, especially in celebration of a sports victory, in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course.

Origin of snake dance

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Words nearby snake dance

snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish

Definition for snake dance (2 of 2)

snake-dance

[ sneyk-dans, -dahns ]

/ ˈsneɪkˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /

verb (used without object), snake-danced, snake-danc·ing.

to perform a snake dance.

Origin of snake-dance

First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for snake dance

The snake-dance itself took place in the afternoon at five o'clock.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open|Theodore Roosevelt
Remember the sacred bull of Egypt and the snake-dance of the Hopi.
The Tyranny of the Dark|Hamlin Garland
He said sneeringly that Maskelyne and Cooke in music had come to life, and suggested a snake-dance.
Pierre And His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete|Gilbert Parker
There was, when last presented, no special dress adopted for the snake-dance, and the horn rattle is used also in other dances.
Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore|J. Walter Fewkes

Among those at the snake-dance was a Franciscan priest, who has done much good work on the Navajo reservation.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open|Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for snake dance

snake dance

noun

a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth

the swaying movements of snakes responding to a snake charmer
a Hindu dance in which performers imitate such snake movements

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

单词	snake dance
释义	snake dance noun a ceremonial dance of the American Indian in which snakes or representations of snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers. a parade or procession, especially in celebration of a sports victory, in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course. Origin of snake dance An Americanism dating back to 1765–75 Words nearby snake dance snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish Definition for snake dance (2 of 2) snake-dance [ sneyk-dans, -dahns ] / ˈsneɪkˌdæns, -ˌdɑns / verb (used without object), snake-danced, snake-danc·ing. to perform a snake dance. Origin of snake-dance First recorded in 1880–85 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snake dance The snake-dance itself took place in the afternoon at five o'clock. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open\|Theodore Roosevelt Remember the sacred bull of Egypt and the snake-dance of the Hopi. The Tyranny of the Dark\|Hamlin Garland He said sneeringly that Maskelyne and Cooke in music had come to life, and suggested a snake-dance. Pierre And His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete\|Gilbert Parker There was, when last presented, no special dress adopted for the snake-dance, and the horn rattle is used also in other dances. Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore\|J. Walter Fewkes Among those at the snake-dance was a Franciscan priest, who has done much good work on the Navajo reservation. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open\|Theodore Roosevelt British Dictionary definitions for snake dance snake dance noun a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth the swaying movements of snakes responding to a snake charmer a Hindu dance in which performers imitate such snake movements 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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