passepied

[ pahs-pyey ]

/ pɑsˈpyeɪ /

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.

Words nearby passepied

passement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile, passenger pigeon, passepied, passer, passer-by, passerby, passeriform, passerine

Origin of passepied

1685–95; < French: literally, pass (the) foot, i.e., move it, dance. See pass, -ped

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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.
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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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