valeta

British

/ vəˈliːtə /

noun

a ballroom dance in triple time

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Etymology

Origin of valeta

from Spanish veleta weather vane

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She made me take her through a valeta, a minuet, a mazurka, and she danced elegantly, but with a little of Carmen's ostentation—her dash and devilry.

From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

"You are pledged for a minuet and a valeta with me—you remember?"

From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Then Lettie cried a change of partners, and they took their valeta.

From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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