SARABANDS

Noun

sarabands

plural of saraband

Source: Wiktionary


SARABAND

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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