saraband

or sar·a·bande

[sar-uh-band]

noun

a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante.

Origin of saraband

1610–20; < French sarabande < Spanish zarabanda, perhaps < Arabic sarband a kind of dance < Persian

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Examples from the Web for saraband

Historical Examples of saraband

But I have read that M. le Cardinal de Richelieu danced a saraband.
The Queen's Necklace
Alexandre Dumas pre
Anne bade him prove it by dressing as a circus clown and dancing a saraband for her.
Superwomen
Albert Payson Terhune
Saraband (Serebend) rugs are woven in the district of Sarawan.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern
Rosa Belle Holt
They resemble in their field and in the firm texture the Saraband rug, the palm-leaf design being arranged throughout the field.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern
Rosa Belle Holt
Another extremely popular dance was the Saraband, which, however, died out after the 17th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9
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