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Polonaise   Listen
noun
Polonaise  n.  
1.
The Polish language.
2.
An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.
3.
(Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.






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"Polonaise" Quotes from Famous Books



... rendering of Chopin's "Grande Polonaise." He let himself loose in it, with a rush, a vehemence, a diabolic brilliance and clamour. The quiet room shook with the sounds he wrenched out of the little humble piano in the corner. And as Edith lay and listened, her spirit, too, triumphed, and was free; it rode gloriously ...
— The Helpmate • May Sinclair



Words linked to "Polonaise" :   frock, dress



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