CARMAGNOLE

Etymology

Noun

carmagnole (plural carmagnoles)

(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.

(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.

(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.

Anagrams

• camonagrel

Source: Wiktionary


Car`ma`gnole", n. Etym: [F.]

1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution. They danced and yelled the carmagnole. Compton Reade.

2. A bombastic report from the French armies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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