allemande

[ al-uh-mand, -mahnd, al-uh-mand, al-uh-mahnd; French aluh-mahnd ]

/ ˈæl əˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌæl əˈmænd, ˌæl əˈmɑnd; French aləˈmɑ̃d /

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noun, plural al·le·mandes

[al-uh-mandz, -mahndz, al-uh-mandz, -mahndz; French aluh-mahnd]. /ˈæl əˌmændz, -ˌmɑndz, ˌæl əˈmændz, -ˈmɑndz; French aləˈmɑ̃d/.

a 17th- and 18th-century dance in slow duple time.

a piece of music based on its rhythm, often following the prelude in the classical suite.

a figure performed in a quadrille.

a German folk dance in triple meter, similar to the ländler.

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Origin of allemande

1675–85; <French, short for danse allemande German dance

Words nearby allemande

allelomorph, allelopathy, allelotaxis, all else being equal, alleluia, allemande, allemande sauce, all-embracing, allemontite, Allen, Allenby

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How to use allemande in a sentence

Place it in a deep dish, cover it with a sauce Allemande (Art. 81).
French Dishes for American Tables|Pierre Caron
Instead of Spanish sauce, Allemande sauce (Art. 81) is often preferred.
French Dishes for American Tables|Pierre Caron
Frohberger composed also an allemande intended to commemorate an event which he experienced on the Rhine.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
"Voir la peinture de ce caractère dans toute la littérature anglaise et allemande," he says in a footnote.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Instead of using either milk or cream, you can use a small quantity of sauce Allemande.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne

British Dictionary definitions for allemande

allemande

/ (ˈælɪmænd, French almɑ̃d) /

noun

the first movement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four

any of several German dances

a figure in country dancing or square dancing by means of which couples change position in the set

Word Origin for allemande

C17: from French danse allemande German dance

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