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Polonaise

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Noun
 : 
pol=o=naise

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Polonaise has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Polonaisea. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.].
     Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.  [1913 Webster]
Polonaisen. [Written also Polonese and Polonoise.].
  •  The Polish language.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Polonaise, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a dance of Polish origin in triple time.
2 the music for this.
3 hist. a woman's dress consisting of a bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards to show an underskirt.
--adj. cooked in a Polish style.

Etymology
F, fem. of polonais Polish f. med.L Polonia Poland
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