farandole
noun
a lively dance, of Provençal origin, in which all the dancers join hands and execute various figures.
farandoles
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pluralof farandole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Moreover, Sid'Omar's gold cushions were dancing fabulous farandoles round me and making sleep impossible….
From Letters from my Windmill by Alphonse Daudet
The other leaves, and then the harvesters continue their merry-making, with singing and farandoles, about a great bonfire in honor of Saint John.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer
Hither no doubt came often the son of Bernardone, leading one of those farandoles which you may see there to this day: from his very babyhood he was a prince among the children.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
