Saraband

2 definitions found

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

  Saraband \Sar"a*band\, n. [F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per.
     serbend a song.]
     A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple
     time; also, the air itself.
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           She has brought us the newest saraband from the court
           of Queen Mab.                            --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saraband
       n 1: music composed for dancing the saraband
       2: a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in
          slow time