passepied
[ pahs-pyey ]
/ pɑsˈpyeɪ /
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noun, plural passe·pieds [pahs-pyey, -pyeyz] /pɑsˈpyeɪ, -ˈpyeɪz/.
a lively dance in triple meter popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
a dance form in moderately fast 3/8 or 3/4 meter, occasionally constituting part of the 17th- and 18th-century instrumental suite.
Nearby words
passement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile, passenger pigeon, passepied, passer, passer-by, passerby, passeriform, passerine
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Examples from the Web for passepied
Passepied (B flat major) "pour Madame Redwen," short and simple, but very neat and graceful, and quite in dance form.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
British Dictionary definitions for passepied
passepied
/ (pɑːsˈpjeɪ) /
noun plural -pieds (-ˈpjeɪ)
a lively minuet of Breton origin, in triple time, popular in the 17th century
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Word Origin for passepied
C17: from French: pass the foot
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