A grave and stately court dance in slow duple time. Now historical.

A slow dance of Italian origin in 2/4 time, related to the pavane; a piece of music for this.

= passamezzo, n. Frequently attributive and in plural, esp. in passy-measures pavane.

A slow and stately Spanish dance in triple time.

A stately dance for two in triple time.

= saraband, n.1 1a.

= minuet, n.

(a) A kind of dance, resembling the minuet, but requiring a more lively movement. (b) The music used to accompany this dance; a piece of music…

A dance in triple time resembling a lively minuet; a piece of music for this dance.

= minuet, n. (now chiefly in sense 2).

A slow, stately dance of Polish origin, consisting chiefly of an intricate march or procession of the dancers in couples. Also: the music which…

A Polish dance, a polonaise; (also) a piece of music for this dance, or one supposedly in a Polish style. Also in alla polacca.

The action of minuet, v.

A dance, apparently of French origin, resembling some of the Polish national dances.

= varsovienne, n.

Dance. = pavane, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

A dance characterized by slow movement and dragging of the feet, usually while holding a partner closely in a romantic or intimate manner.

A type of slow and complicated dance or dance-step.