branle
noun
ˈbrä(ä)ⁿl,
ˈbrȯⁿl
variants or less commonly bransle or brawl
ˈbrä(ä)ⁿl,
ˈbrȯⁿl
ˈbrȯl
plural -s
1
: one of several couple dances of French origin that were popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple measure, mimetic, accompanied by singing, and danced in groups typically in a circle
2
: a sideward balance step in a clockwise direction used in branle dances
Word History
Etymology
Middle French branle, bransle, literally, act of shaking, from branler to shake, swing, brandish, from Old French, alteration of brandir to brandish
- shors
- short
- short account
- short and
- short and sweet
- short appoggiatura
- short arm
- short arm inspection
- short ballot
- short ballots
- short bill
- short buchu
- short corner
- short count
- short covering
- short deck
- short division
- short end
- short ess
- short field
- short fuse
- short game
- short gown
- short grain
- short hundredweight