单词 | polska |
释义 | polskan. A processional Scandinavian (esp. Swedish) folk dance of Polish origin; a piece of music for this dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Sweden polskaa1822 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > folk or country dance > Polish polonaise1740 polacca1804 polskaa1822 mazurka1854 a1822 E. D. Clarke Trav. Scandinavia III (1823) VI. ii. ix. 340 The national Dances of Sweden are; the Waltz, with various modifications; the Polska, or Polish Dance, differing from that of Norway in having slower movements; [etc.]. 1823 A. de C. Brooke Trav. Sweden, Norway, & Finland vi .131 It is a highly amusing dance, and the eagerness with which the Norwegians hasten to join in it, when the Polsk is played, shows their extreme fondness for it. 1849 Christian Remembrancer Jan. 50 Further to restore her cheerfulness, the affable pastor takes her hand and dances the ‘Nerika Polska’ with her. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 11/2 Polskas are usually written in minor keys. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 196/2 We only play old Swedish tunes..only old peasant polskas, hambos, and waltzes. 1999 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide I. i. 94/2 The Finnish polska, for example, has none of the rhythmic complexity of the Swedish version. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1822 |
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