pas de quatren.

Brit.

/ˌpɑː də ˈkatr(ə)/,

/ˌpa də ˈkatr(ə)/, U.S.

/ˌpɑ də ˈkɑtrə/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pas de quatre.

Etymology: < French pas de quatre (1845 as the title of a ballet divertissement) < pas step (see pace n.¹) + de de prep. + quatre four (see quatre n.). Compare earlier pas de deux n., pas de trois n.

Dance (esp. Ballet).

A dance for four people. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dance for specific number of people > [noun]

pas de deux1762

pas de trois1762

pas seul1786

pas de quatre1846

pas de seul1870

twosome1911

ensemble1915

partner dance1915

foursome1926

1846 G. A. à Beckett & M. Lemon Peter Wilkins i. v. 12 ‘Suppose we dance? Let's have a Pas de Katter.’ ‘Katter! A Pas de Quatre you mean, of course.’

1882 Standard 26 Dec. 5 The famous pas de quatre which had the effect of killing the Ballet in England.

1897 G. Bell Let. 28 Jan. (1927) I. iii. 42 There is a rather nice sort of variant of the ‘pas de quatre’ which they call the ‘pas de patineur’ which I quickly learnt.

1902 G. K. Chesterton Twelve Types 43 His metre is a bounding ‘pas de quatre’.

1935 A. Stokes To-night the Ballet iv. 100 Ballon is for ever enshrined in this music, so are the ephemeral, cygnet dart-points of the fouettés in the pas de quatre of Swan Lake.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 July 13/4 Think of..a pas de quatre, with wind chimes, love beads, and a guest-appearance by Thomas Pynchon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pas de quatre
释义	pas de quatren. Brit. /ˌpɑː də ˈkatr(ə)/, /ˌpa də ˈkatr(ə)/, U.S. /ˌpɑ də ˈkɑtrə/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pas de quatre. Etymology: < French pas de quatre (1845 as the title of a ballet divertissement) < pas step (see pace n.¹) + de de prep. + quatre four (see quatre n.). Compare earlier pas de deux n., pas de trois n. Dance (esp. Ballet). A dance for four people. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dance for specific number of people > [noun] pas de deux1762 pas de trois1762 pas seul1786 pas de quatre1846 pas de seul1870 twosome1911 ensemble1915 partner dance1915 foursome1926 1846 G. A. à Beckett & M. Lemon Peter Wilkins i. v. 12 ‘Suppose we dance? Let's have a Pas de Katter.’ ‘Katter! A Pas de Quatre you mean, of course.’ 1882 Standard 26 Dec. 5 The famous pas de quatre which had the effect of killing the Ballet in England. 1897 G. Bell Let. 28 Jan. (1927) I. iii. 42 There is a rather nice sort of variant of the ‘pas de quatre’ which they call the ‘pas de patineur’ which I quickly learnt. 1902 G. K. Chesterton Twelve Types 43 His metre is a bounding ‘pas de quatre’. 1935 A. Stokes To-night the Ballet iv. 100 Ballon is for ever enshrined in this music, so are the ephemeral, cygnet dart-points of the fouettés in the pas de quatre of Swan Lake. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 July 13/4 Think of..a pas de quatre, with wind chimes, love beads, and a guest-appearance by Thomas Pynchon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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