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P0418800 (pŏl′ə-nāz′, pō′lə-)n.1. A stately, marchlike Polish dance in triple meter, primarily a promenade by couples.2. The music for this dance.3. A woman's dress of the 1700s, having a fitted bodice and draped cutaway skirt, worn over an elaborate underskirt.

[French, from feminine of polonais, Polish, from Medieval Latin Polōnia, Poland.]

polonaise

(ˌpɒləˈneɪz) n1. (Dancing) a ceremonial marchlike dance in three-four time from Poland2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance3. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's costume with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to show a decorative underskirt[C18: from French danse polonaise Polish dance]

pol•o•naise

(ˌpɒl əˈneɪz, ˌpoʊ lə-)

n. 1. a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples. 2. a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, such a dance. 3. a fitted, often elaborate outer dress with a cutaway overskirt draped at the hips, worn by women in the 18th century. [1765–75; < French, feminine of polonais Polish =Polon- (< Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ais -ese]

polonaise

A Polish national dance, it became a stately court dance for couples and featured in ballets.

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polonaise - a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirtdress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

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polonaise

(pŏl'ənāz`, ō'–), Polish national dance, in moderate 3–4 time and of slow, stately movements. It evolved from peasant and court processions and ceremonies of the late 16th cent. and was later used by J. S. and W. F. Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt. Chopin, exiled from Poland, expressed his patriotic fervor in 13 polonaises.

Polonaise

(1) A stately, processional ballroom dance in ¾ time. Of folk origin, it became a court dance in France and other European countries in the 16th century. Examples are found in the suites and partitas of J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel and in works by W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, C. M. Weber, and F. Schubert. The polonaise was extensively developed by F. Chopin. Other composers who wrote polonaises included M. K. Ogiński, O. A. Kozlovskii, K. Kurpiński, H. Wieniaw-ski, Z. Noskowski, and L. Rózycki. M. I. Glinka, N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, P. I. Tchaikovsky, and other composers used the form in their operas.

(2) A stately instrumental or vocal dance-song in ¾ time. The composer Kozlovskii wrote polonaises, mainly to texts by G. R. Derzhavin, including Let the Thunder of Victory Resound.

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1. a ceremonial marchlike dance in three-four time from Poland 2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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noun a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt

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