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polonese

polonese is the alternative spelling 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

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Proper noun capitalized: Polonese

Polonese (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The Polish language.

Adjective capitalized: Polonese

Polonese (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Polish.
    • Warſaw, March 26. An expreſs is arrived with advice, that the reconfederates of Podolia had formed a ſcheme to carry off the commander of the troops belonging to the Republick; but the latter having been informed of it, had retired into the fortreſs of Kaminieck, which he was obliged to do with ſo...1768 April, “Foreign Affairs”, in The London Magazine. Or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer, London: […] R. Baldwin, […], page 231, column 2
    • To keep up appearances, however, he succeeded in obtaining declaration at the diet held at Warsaw, that such of the Polonese nobility alone as were born of catholic parents could pretend to the crown; […]1805, William [Fordyce] Mavor, Universal History, Ancient and Modern; from the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801, volume XXIII, New York, N.Y.: […] Isaac Collins and Son, for...

Noun capitalized: Polonese

Polonese (plural Polonese)

  1. (obsolete) A Pole.
    • He immediately began to aſſure the Poliſh gentleman, that whatever he could do to amend his ſituation ſhould inſtantly be done. The voice of pity, ſo ſooting to the ſick heart, ſeemed to have an almoſt immediate effect on the unfortunate Poloneſe.1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter II, in The Banished Man. […], volume II, London: […] T[homas] Cadell, Jun. and W[illiam] Davies, (successors to Mr. [Thomas] Cadell) […], →OCLC, page 40
    • The emperor intends to go to Warsaw as soon as the troops have taken the positions assigned to them. The army supports itself on the Vistula, and the confederate Polonese are encamped at Czeskok, so as to make part of the right wing of the army.1807, “Foreign News”, in The Lady’s Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex; Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, volume XXXVIII, London: […] G[eorge] Robinson, page 49...

Forms of polonese

pluralpoloneses
pluralPolonese

Origin of polonese

From French polonais. By surface analysis, Polono- + -ese.

From French Polonais. By surface analysis, Polono- + -ese.

Questions about polonese

What does polonese mean?
Polonese means the Polish language.
What is polonese the alternative spelling of?
Polonese is the alternative spelling of polonaise.
What part of speech is polonese?
Polonese can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.

Words near polonese in the dictionary

  1. polonays
  2. Poloncarz
  3. polonchay
  4. polone
  5. polones
  6. polonese
  7. poloneses
  8. polonga
  9. polongas
  10. Poloni
  11. Polonia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polonese (page history and authors); Polonese (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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