GAVOT

Noun

gavot (plural gavots)

Alternative form of gavotte

Source: Wiktionary


Gav"ot ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. gavotte, fr. Gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in France, called Gap.] (Mus.)

Definition: A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over. [Written also gavotte.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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