Polonaise
[pol-uh-neyz, poh-luh-] /ˌpɒl əˈneɪz, ˌpoʊ lə-/
noun
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.
Also, polonese
[pol-uh-neez, -nees, poh-luh-] /ˌpɒl əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌpoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA). a coatlike outer dress, combining bodice and cutaway overskirt, worn in the late 18th century over a separate skirt.
/ˌpɒləˈneɪz/
noun
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
3.
a woman’s costume with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to show a decorative underskirt
n.
1773, “woman’s overdress” (from fancied resemblance to Polish costume); 1797, “stately dance,” from French (danse) polonaise “a Polish (dance),” fem. of polonais (adj.) “Polish,” from Pologne “Poland,” from Medieval Latin Polonia “Poland” (see Poland). In the culinary sense, applied to dishes supposed to be cooked in Polish style, attested from 1889.
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