bolero
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
the music for this dance.
a jacket ending above or at the waistline, with or without collar, lapel, and sleeves, worn open in front.
Origin of bolero
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How to use bolero in a sentence
Pieces thus far include pink and ivory tulle dresses with a bolero and Swarovski crystals, sold at $1200 each.
Heidi Klum's Costume is One for the Ages; Jean Paul Gaultier Launches Children's Couture Line | The Fashion Beast Team | November 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe costumes will take the stage when bolero bows at the Palais Garnier on May 2.
Karl Lagerfeld and Keira Knightley’s New Film; Tilda Swinton May Dress as David Bowie | The Fashion Beast Team | March 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a modest new royal, the beaming bride covered up with a white angora bolero cardigan.
There's a bolero I designed this season that looks like it's made of leaves.
We do not know how they killed or captured the larger animals; they may have used the sling or bolero.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
The women had on short skirts and little jackets (like what, I am told, we call bolero jackets), the bosom being bare.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga | Cornelis De Witt WillcoxHe seems born to dance the bolero, like Belinda, in Mrs. Edwards's novel.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe dancers of the Novedades are extremely nimble in the bolero, one of the prettiest and most joyous of dances.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. GallichanWe used to flourish away at the bolero, fandango, and waltz, and wound up early in the evening with a supper of roasted chestnuts.
British Dictionary definitions for bolero
/ (bəˈlɛərəʊ) /
a Spanish dance, often accompanied by the guitar and castanets, usually in triple time
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
(also ˈbɒlərəʊ) a kind of short jacket not reaching the waist, with or without sleeves and open at the front: worn by men in Spain and by women elsewhere
Origin of bolero
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