valse

[ vals ]

/ vals /

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noun, plural valses

[vals]. /vals/. French.

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Words nearby valse

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How to use valse in a sentence

The Valse proper begins in a very pompous style, with right hand very staccato; all is exceedingly coquettish.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Mr. Sherwood was fond of giving students the Josef Wieniawski Valse, for brilliancy.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
I saw there madame de Valse, a very handsome lady from Bohemia, who gave me a flattering reception.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
The lascivious and hieratic dance, the dance of the seven veils, is represented by a valse lente.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

It is also in tempo di valse that Chrysothemis declares her need of wifehood and motherhood.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for valse

valse

/ French (vals) /

noun

another word, esp used in the titles of some pieces of music, for waltz

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