pavane
noun
a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
pavan
-
a variation of
pavane.
Example Sentences
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But this sweet and yearning six-minute pavan, written for an ensemble of viols, and the title track on the gorgeous new recording of the Ricercar Consort, bridges centuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
A fantasia and a pavan and galliard by William Byrd were riveting.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2017
"I believe," he continued, "you would sooner solve a knot in Aristotle than lead out the finest lady in Europe to dance a pavan with you."
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Paduan, pad′ū-an, adj. and n. belonging to Padua: one of the clever imitations of old Roman bronze coins made at Padua in the 16th century: a Spanish dance, the pavan.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The Lord Chancellor is not introduced as Harlequin, and does not dance a pas seul with "Mr. Solicitor," founded upon some of the more intricate steps of the pavan, or peacock's strut.
