Tyrolienne
Americannoun
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a dance of the Tyrolean peasants.
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a song or melody, characteristically a yodel, suitable for such a dance.
noun
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a lively peasant dance from the Tyrol
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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
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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)
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)
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