round dancen.

Brit.

/ˈraʊnd dans/,

/ˈraʊnd dɑːns/, U.S.

/ˈraʊn(d) ˌdæns/

Forms: see round adj. and dance n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., dance n.

Etymology: < round adj. + dance n. With sense 1(a) compare Middle French, French danse ronde (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as dansse ronde ), and earlier round n.¹ 17a. In sense 2 after German Rundtanz (K. von Frisch 1923, in Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. Allgemeine Zool. u. Physiol. der Tiere 40 31).

1. A dance in which the dancers move in a circular fashion; spec. (a) a folk dance in which the dancers form a circle (cf. ring dance n.); (b) a ballroom dance in which couples move in circles round the ballroom, such as a waltz or polka.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > round dance > [noun]

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circle dance1821

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ring play1856

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 264/1 Rounde daunce.

1596 J. Davies Orchestra lxiv. sig. B6 Two Beares whom the first mouer flings With a short turne about heauens Axeltree, In a round daunce foreuer wheeling bee.

1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. xxxviii. 179 The fower elements are (as if each one of them had two hands, by which they held one another) as in a round daunce.

1683 W. Penn in R. Burton Eng. Emp. Amer. (1685) 117 The other part is their Cantico, performed by round-Dances.

1733 Oxf. Act iii. 43 (stage direct.) All take Partners, and dance a round Dance, and then advance to the Front of the Stage.

1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy I. x. 114 He has represented a round dance of Cupids, capering and jumping around the Virgin.

1843 C. Knight William Shakespeare i. xiv. 193 They were each danced by people; but the round-dance must unquestionably have been the most graceful.

1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose I. i. 3 The lightest mover that ever turned a partner's head in a waltz (we did not call them round dances then).

1889 Folk-lore Jrnl. 7 124 The party stops at a branch road..and begin dancing a kind of round dance.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 176 Pepper stopped and began a discourse upon round dances,..morris dances, and quadrilles.

1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era x. 110 The sharp rhythm of round dances and torch dances.

1971 A. Mizener Saddest Story xxvi. 358 Ford led them in a round dance on the [Avignon] bridge to the tune of the nursery song.

1987 M. Dorris Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1988) ix. 142 Old ladies hitch their shawls and shuffle out for the first round dance.

2009 E. Aldrich in J. Malnig Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake ii. 48 The biggest revolution in ballroom social dancing resulted from the rising popularity of a new form of couple dance: the round dance, primarily the waltz, polka, and galop.

2. Entomology. A circular movement performed by honeybees at the hive or nest, believed to indicate to other bees the site of a nearby source of food. Cf. waggle dance n. at waggle n. 2.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > circular movement

round dance1930

1930 Pop. Mech. Apr. 628/2 This round dance is a lively little rite.

1950 K. von Frisch Bees iii. 71 The round dance and the wagging dance are two different terms in the language of bees, the former meaning a source of food near the hive and the latter a source at 100 metres or more.

1973 R. A. Morse Compl. Guide Beekeeping xiii. 203 Certain races of bees use a dance intermediate between the round dance and the wag-tail dance incorporating parts of both.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 273 If the food is less than 100 yards away, a round dance is performed.

Compounds

round dancer n. a person who dances a round dance.

ΚΠ

1869 J. Grant Girl he Married I. ii. 26 As one of the best round dancers..Hesbia Vere had always preferred, or seemed to prefer, Lennard Blair to many other young men.

1976 Columbus (Montana) News 3 June 1/2 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shanks, Columbus, are ardent and avid square and round dancers.

2009 Denver Post (Nexis) 5 July b8 She was an avid square and round dancer.

round dancing n. the practice of dancing round dances.

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1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. I. 12 The Spaniards say Hazer un Tabaco, to signify the diversion of round dancing and smoking in the American manner.

1874 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Nov. 676/2 It seems the worthy prelate had forbidden round dancing among his flock.

1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. May 31/1 My dear lady, are you going to give up round dancing?

2002 I. Zuber Salt 107 There will be no round dancing in this house. It's unchristian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round dance
释义	round dancen. Brit. /ˈraʊnd dans/, /ˈraʊnd dɑːns/, U.S. /ˈraʊn(d) ˌdæns/ Forms: see round adj. and dance n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., dance n. Etymology: < round adj. + dance n. With sense 1(a) compare Middle French, French danse ronde (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as dansse ronde ), and earlier round n.¹ 17a. In sense 2 after German Rundtanz (K. von Frisch 1923, in Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. Allgemeine Zool. u. Physiol. der Tiere 40 31). 1. A dance in which the dancers move in a circular fashion; spec. (a) a folk dance in which the dancers form a circle (cf. ring dance n.); (b) a ballroom dance in which couples move in circles round the ballroom, such as a waltz or polka. 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 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 264/1 Rounde daunce. 1596 J. Davies Orchestra lxiv. sig. B6 Two Beares whom the first mouer flings With a short turne about heauens Axeltree, In a round daunce foreuer wheeling bee. 1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. xxxviii. 179 The fower elements are (as if each one of them had two hands, by which they held one another) as in a round daunce. 1683 W. Penn in R. Burton Eng. Emp. Amer. (1685) 117 The other part is their Cantico, performed by round-Dances. 1733 Oxf. Act iii. 43 (stage direct.) All take Partners, and dance a round Dance, and then advance to the Front of the Stage. 1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy I. x. 114 He has represented a round dance of Cupids, capering and jumping around the Virgin. 1843 C. Knight William Shakespeare i. xiv. 193 They were each danced by people; but the round-dance must unquestionably have been the most graceful. 1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose I. i. 3 The lightest mover that ever turned a partner's head in a waltz (we did not call them round dances then). 1889 Folk-lore Jrnl. 7 124 The party stops at a branch road..and begin dancing a kind of round dance. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 176 Pepper stopped and began a discourse upon round dances,..morris dances, and quadrilles. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era x. 110 The sharp rhythm of round dances and torch dances. 1971 A. Mizener Saddest Story xxvi. 358 Ford led them in a round dance on the [Avignon] bridge to the tune of the nursery song. 1987 M. Dorris Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1988) ix. 142 Old ladies hitch their shawls and shuffle out for the first round dance. 2009 E. Aldrich in J. Malnig Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake ii. 48 The biggest revolution in ballroom social dancing resulted from the rising popularity of a new form of couple dance: the round dance, primarily the waltz, polka, and galop. 2. Entomology. A circular movement performed by honeybees at the hive or nest, believed to indicate to other bees the site of a nearby source of food. Cf. waggle dance n. at waggle n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > circular movement round dance1930 1930 Pop. Mech. Apr. 628/2 This round dance is a lively little rite. 1950 K. von Frisch Bees iii. 71 The round dance and the wagging dance are two different terms in the language of bees, the former meaning a source of food near the hive and the latter a source at 100 metres or more. 1973 R. A. Morse Compl. Guide Beekeeping xiii. 203 Certain races of bees use a dance intermediate between the round dance and the wag-tail dance incorporating parts of both. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 273 If the food is less than 100 yards away, a round dance is performed. Compounds round dancer n. a person who dances a round dance. ΚΠ 1869 J. Grant Girl he Married I. ii. 26 As one of the best round dancers..Hesbia Vere had always preferred, or seemed to prefer, Lennard Blair to many other young men. 1976 Columbus (Montana) News 3 June 1/2 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shanks, Columbus, are ardent and avid square and round dancers. 2009 Denver Post (Nexis) 5 July b8 She was an avid square and round dancer. round dancing n. the practice of dancing round dances. ΚΠ 1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. I. 12 The Spaniards say Hazer un Tabaco, to signify the diversion of round dancing and smoking in the American manner. 1874 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Nov. 676/2 It seems the worthy prelate had forbidden round dancing among his flock. 1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. May 31/1 My dear lady, are you going to give up round dancing? 2002 I. Zuber Salt 107 There will be no round dancing in this house. It's unchristian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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