单词 | ring play |
释义 | > as lemmasring play ring play n. U.S. (in later use chiefly in African-American use or Caribbean) any of various types of games played in a circle with dance movements and singing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > round dance > [noun] carolc1300 carolingc1300 roundc1487 ring dancea1522 round dance1530 ringlet1600 roundel1600 round game1611 circle dance1821 ronde1823 ring play1856 1856 Indiana School Jrnl. July 213 Is the thought ever felt at ring-play, ‘How cheering her presence would be’? 1875 W. B. DeGarmo Dance Society 127 Two scarfs are tied together in the middle to form a cross. Four couples place themselves as in the ring play. 1935 Bull. Folk-Song Soc. Northeast ix. 11 The movement, with upraised hands, is not dissimilar to that in certain types of ring-play. 1942 L. Parrish Slave Songs Georgia Sea Islands iv. 99 This ring-play varies in action wherever I see it done... The tune, however, always remains the same. 1972 R. D. Abrahams in T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out 222 The numerous songs, ring-play, and verbal routines in Tobagonian Bongo (wake), as performed by adults in the community. 2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 450/1 A variety of Jamaican folk styles, including jonkanoo, ring play and kumina. < as lemmas |
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