saraband

or sar·a·bande

[ sar-uh-band ]

/ ˈsær əˌbænd /

noun

a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.

a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante.

Origin of saraband

1610–20; <French sarabande<Spanish zarabanda, perhaps <Arabic sarband a kind of dance <Persian

Words nearby saraband

sapwood, Saqqara, saquinavir, SAR, Sara, saraband, sarabande, Saracen, Saragat, Saragossa, Sarah

Example sentences from the Web for saraband

Anne bade him prove it by dressing as a circus clown and dancing a saraband for her.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
Somber figures danced in a saraband of shadows to a yearning melody of Tschaikovsky.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
They resemble in their field and in the firm texture the Saraband rug, the palm-leaf design being arranged throughout the field.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt
But I have read that M. le Cardinal de Richelieu danced a saraband.
The Queen's Necklace|Alexandre Dumas pre

Somewhere there was a moon, for scurrying clouds were dancing a witches' saraband across a faintly clearer sky.
Messengers of Evil|Pierre Souvestre

单词	saraband
释义	saraband or sar·a·bande [ sar-uh-band ] / ˈsær əˌbænd / noun a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance. a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante. Origin of saraband 1610–20; <French sarabande<Spanish zarabanda, perhaps <Arabic sarband a kind of dance <Persian Words nearby saraband sapwood, Saqqara, saquinavir, SAR, Sara, saraband, sarabande, Saracen, Saragat, Saragossa, Sarah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saraband Anne bade him prove it by dressing as a circus clown and dancing a saraband for her. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune Somber figures danced in a saraband of shadows to a yearning melody of Tschaikovsky. Carnival\|Compton Mackenzie They resemble in their field and in the firm texture the Saraband rug, the palm-leaf design being arranged throughout the field. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern\|Rosa Belle Holt But I have read that M. le Cardinal de Richelieu danced a saraband. The Queen's Necklace\|Alexandre Dumas pre Somewhere there was a moon, for scurrying clouds were dancing a witches' saraband across a faintly clearer sky. Messengers of Evil\|Pierre Souvestre
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