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corant

corant is the alternative form of coranto.

Meaning of coranto

Noun

coranto (plural corantos or corantoes)

  1. Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
    • Luſtique, as the Dutchman ſaies: Ile like a maide the Better whil'ſt I haue a tooth in my head: why he's able to leade her a Carranto.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    courante, courant
  2. (historical) An early informational broadsheet, bringing together news and philosophical discussion.
    • I am not foot-poaſt, / No pedlar of Aviſo's, no monopoliſt / Of forged Corantos, monger of Gazets.c. 1638 May 13 (date licensed; Gregorian calendar), Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], The Ladies Triall. […], London: […] E. G. for Henry Shephard, […], published 1639, →OCLC, Act I, signature B, recto

Forms of corant

pluralcorants

Questions about corant

What is corant the alternative form of?
Corant is the alternative form of coranto.

Words near corant in the dictionary

  1. corank
  2. coranks
  3. corannulene
  4. corannulenes
  5. corans
  6. corant
  7. Corantijn
  8. coranto
  9. corantoes
  10. corantos
  11. corants

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