lancers
Americannoun
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a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
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music for such a set of dances.
noun
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a quadrille for eight or sixteen couples
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a piece of music composed for this dance
Etymology
Origin of lancers
First recorded in 1860–65; plural of lancer
Example Sentences
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In Afghanistan, virus lockdowns have created acute shortages of lancers — the specialized workers, many from neighboring Pakistan, who cut the seedpods of mature poppies to produce heroin.
From Washington Post
When President Xi Jinping of China arrived in India a year ago for a visit, he was welcomed at each stop by gleaming military honor guards, including a row of turbaned cavalry lancers on horseback.
From New York Times
Facebook Twitter Pinterest In Tordesillas, Castile and León, hundreds of lancers and riders chase a bull around a closed field until the animal is stabbed to death.
From The Guardian
Economic sanctions are to modern statecraft what mounted lancers were to war in the trenches: magnificent but useless.
From The Guardian
A long column of armored lancers was crossing the moat between the walls when Bran emerged from the tower,- Karstark men, following their lords into the castle.
From Literature
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