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gigues

gigues is the plural of gigue.

Meaning of gigue

Noun

gigue (plural gigues)

  1. An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
    • […] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals...1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 33

Questions about gigues

What is gigues the plural of?
Gigues is the plural of gigue.

Words near gigues in the dictionary

  1. gigster
  2. gigsters
  3. gigue
  4. Giguere
  5. Gigueres
  6. gigues
  7. gigundo
  8. gigundous
  9. gigunu
  10. gigunus
  11. gigwork

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