strathspey
Americannoun
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a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
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the music for this dance.
noun
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a Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel
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a piece of music in four-four time composed for this dance
Etymology
Origin of strathspey
First recorded in 1645–55; after Strath Spey, the valley of the river Spey in Scotland
Example Sentences
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After the second minuet the Queen and all the company returned to the ball-room, where two other minuets, those of Lady Jersey and Lady Chesterfield, were danced, and between them was given Lady Breadalbane's strathspey.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah
What roars of laughter there was as, keeping time to a heart-stirring strathspey, the litle lady cracked her thumbs and danced, reeling, setting, and deeking! roars of laughter, and genuine hearty applause as well.
From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon
Danced a sword-dance, or a strathspey, or some other blamed thing, on the table, and yelled louder than the pipes.
From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Harte, Bret
Something of the lilt of a Scotch strathspey to 't, shouldn't you say?
From Wide Courses by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
"Dinna think bonnie lassie, I'm goin' to leave you," I remember was his best; it is a strathspey tune; I learned it from him.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)
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