SARABAND

saraband

(noun) a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

saraband

(noun) music composed for dancing the saraband

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

saraband (plural sarabands)

Alternative form of sarabande

Anagrams

• Rabadans

Source: Wiktionary


Sar"a*band, n. Etym: [F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per. serbend a song.]

Definition: A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself. She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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