passepied
noun
a lively dance in triple meter popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
passepieds
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pluralof passepied.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the same time he made sarabandes, gavottes, minuets, chaconnes, passepieds, gigues, polonaises and rondos dance across the piano in quick succession; and his comments were as spirited as his playing.
From Edward MacDowell by Lawrence Gilman
