polonaise
a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, such a dance.
Also pol·o·nese [pol-uh-neez, -nees, poh-luh-]. /ˌpɒl əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌpoʊ lə-/. a coatlike outer dress, combining bodice and cutaway overskirt, worn in the late 18th century over a separate skirt.
Origin of polonaise
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How to use polonaise in a sentence
More of the Chopinesque than in the polonaise may be discovered in the Introduction, which was less of a piece d'occasion.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe A flat major polonaise (Op. 53), for instance, he could not thunder forth in the way we are accustomed to hear it.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThere is also a healthy vigour, which, for instance, in the A major polonaise assumes a brilliantly-heroic form.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksMy cheval de bataille was the polonaise from Mignon, at the end of which I had introduced some chromatic trills.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise KelloggTaken as a whole, Felina was a successful part for me; largely on account of that piece of glittering generalities, the polonaise.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise Kellogg
British Dictionary definitions for polonaise
/ (ˌpɒləˈneɪz) /
a ceremonial marchlike dance in three-four time from Poland
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
a woman's costume with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to show a decorative underskirt
Origin of polonaise
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