redowa
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of redowa
1855–60; < French rédowa or German Redowa < Czech rejdovák, derivative of rejdovat to steer, wheel about
Example Sentences
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“Oh, very! His hair is auburn, not red, and he was very polite, and I had a delicious redowa with him.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
In Paris next enchained it held me, Through redowa, waltz, all sorts of dances; But mask and domino repelled me— She moved, but I made no advances.
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by William Young
Perhaps they are even dancing the polka and redowa in those airy, well-lighted rooms.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller
I 'm going to begin with a redowa, because the girls like it, and it 's better fun than square dances.
From An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
If you can imagine the Corsair, whirling in a rapid redowa with Medora," Miss Oleander afterward said, "you have Mr. Walraven and myself.
From The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week by May Agnes Fleming
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