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farandoles

farandoles is the plural of farandole.

Meaning of farandole

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

Questions about farandoles

What is farandoles the plural of?
Farandoles is the plural of farandole.

Words near farandoles in the dictionary

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

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