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farandole

farandole noun: a lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.

Noun

farandole (plural farandoles)

  1. A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
    • "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
    • In another corner fragments of the town band tried hard to assemble a farandole, for this type of folklore seemed appropriate to a nationalist and patriotic celebration.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (The Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 953

Forms of farandole

pluralfarandoles

Origin of farandole

From French farandole, from Occitan farandola.

Questions about farandole

What does farandole mean?
Farandole means a lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
What part of speech is farandole?
Farandole is a noun.
What is the plural of farandole?
The plural of farandole is farandoles.

Words near farandole in the dictionary

  1. farampator
  2. Faranah
  3. Faranak
  4. farandine
  5. farandines
  6. farandole
  7. farandoles
  8. farang
  9. Farangis
  10. farangs
  11. farantly

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