Tyrolienne

American  

[ti-roh-lee-en, tahy-, tee-raw-lyen] / tɪˌroʊ liˈɛn, taɪ-, ti rɔˈlyɛn /

noun

plural

Tyroliennes

1. a dance of the Tyrolean peasants.

2. a song or melody, characteristically a yodel, suitable for such a dance.

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Tyrolienne British  

/ tɪˌrəʊlɪˈɛn /

noun

1. a lively peasant dance from the Tyrol

2. a song composed for or in the style of this dance, characterized by the yodel

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Etymology

Origin of Tyrolienne

1885–90; < French, feminine of tyrolien pertaining to the Tyrol

Example Sentences

I was dressed as a Tyrolienne with a red skirt, a black bodice, and a hat with a ridiculous feather sticking out from the back of it, which Prince Metternich said I must have.

From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

Unfortunately the first bars of the Tyrolienne brought Taglioni before my mind's eye, and who or what could stand the comparison?

From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

She sings a Tyrolienne by Offenbach, and in French.

From Happy-Thought Hall by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir