Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spirited circle dance of Provençal derivation.
- noun The music for this dance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.
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- noun A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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-- Borie used to amuse himself, and the inhabitants of Nismes, by dancing what he called a farandole round the Guillotine in his legislative costume.
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-- Borie used to amuse himself, and the inhabitants of Nismes, by dancing what he called a farandole round the Guillotine in his legislative costume.
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Borie used to amuse himself, and the inhabitants of Nismes, by dancing what he called a farandole round the Guillotine in his legislative costume. ”
A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795 Lady, An English 1797
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My OED also mentions the carmagnole as a peasant jacket, and additionally, from the encyclopedia: The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France.
The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Wheels Within Wheels tanita davis 2008
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The farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella.
The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Wheels Within Wheels tanita davis 2008
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The farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella.
Archive 2008-09-01 a. fortis 2008
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My OED also mentions the carmagnole as a peasant jacket, and additionally, from the encyclopedia: The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France.
Archive 2008-09-01 a. fortis 2008
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In saucy improvised couplets the troubadour called upon one and another to join the dancing, until before any one quite knew what was happening, the company in the lower hall was drawn into a winding lengthening line following the leaders in a sort of farandole.
Masters of the Guild L. Lamprey 1910
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Marie Antoinette once declared she had her most enjoyable time at a wild _farandole_ in the Royal Drummer.
All About Coffee 1909
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A winding descent by little sheer hills, snakelike curving, in a repeating, involved rhythm like a farandole.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End Romain Rolland 1905
chained_bear commented on the word farandole
"The people rushed into each other's arms, and joining hands, an immense farandole a kind of dance, comprising everybody, without exception, spread throughout the town, into the fields, across the mountains of Ardèche, and towards the meadows of the Rhône; the wine flowed in the streets, tables were spread, provisions placed in common, and all the people are together in the evening, solemnizing this love-feast, and praising God."
—Jules Michelet, quoted in Barbara Ehrenreich, Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2006), 193
March 17, 2009
reesetee commented on the word farandole
Ooh! We need a Wordie farandole.
March 17, 2009
williamgeorge commented on the word farandole
More importantly, am I in the financial position to pay $400 for a resin bracelet? Heavens, no. But if I were, I think I’d get over my logo phobia and get the Louis Vuitton Farandole bracelet.
March 17, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word farandole
william george, that comment looks rather like spam.
March 17, 2009