cracovienne
Americannoun
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I saw Fanny Elssler dance the cracovienne and the cachucha, and it is a memory which will linger with me always.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Polish, cracovienne, from Cracow, and varsovienne, from Warsaw.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Two waltzes," said Trix, counting on her fingers; "that's two; one cracovienne, that's three; les lanciers, that's four; one galop, that's five; and one polka quadrille, that's six.
From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes
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