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nautch
[ nawch ]
noun
- (in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- Also called nautch dance. a sinuous Oriental dance resembling the cooch.
nautch
/ nɔːtʃ /
noun
- an intricate traditional Indian dance performed by professional dancing girls
- ( as modifier )
a nautch girl
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nautch1
1800–10; < Hindi nāch < Prakrit nachcha dancing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nautch1
C18: from Hindi nāc, from Sanskrit nrtya, from nrtyati he acts or dances
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Example Sentences
In native national life the Nautch play a large part, and legend has a great deal to say about them.
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Moreover, she danced and sang more beautifully than any of the other Nautch girls.
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And this is the famous nautch at which the Indian will gaze with rapture all night.
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Behind him came a Nautch girl, at whom Umballa gazed puzzledly.
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It happened in the town where the merchant lived there was a very accomplished Nautch girl, named Champa Ranee.
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