Polonaise

3 definitions found

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

  Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]
     Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also
     {Polonese}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, n. [Written also Polonese and
     Polonoise.]
     1. The Polish language.
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     2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an
        outer skirt in one piece.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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