Allemande

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allemande \Al"le*mande"\, n. [F., fr. allemand German.]
     1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the
        French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in
        suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A figure in dancing.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  allemande
       n : egg-thickened veloute [syn: {allemande sauce}]