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polonay

polonay is the obsolete form of polonaise.

Meaning of polonaise

Noun

polonaise (plural polonaises)

  1. A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
  2. Music for this dance.
  3. A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
  4. A short overcoat bordered with fur.
  5. A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
  6. Synonym of Polish bed.
    Synonyms:
    Polish bed

See all 9 meanings of polonaise

Forms of polonay

pluralpolonays

Questions about polonay

What is polonay the obsolete form of?
Polonay is the obsolete form of polonaise.

Words near polonay in the dictionary

  1. polonaised
  2. polonaises
  3. polonaising
  4. polonate
  5. polonates
  6. polonay
  7. polonays
  8. Poloncarz
  9. polonchay
  10. polone
  11. polones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polonay (page history and authors); polonaise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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