polonaise

po·lo·naise

noun \ˌpä-lə-ˈnāz, ˌpō-\

Definition of POLONAISE

1

: an elaborate short-sleeved overdress with a fitted waist and a draped cutaway overskirt

2

a : a stately Polish processional dance popular in 19th century Europe b : music for this dance in moderate ³⁄₄ time

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Origin of POLONAISE

French, from feminine of polonais Polish, from Pologne Poland, from Medieval Latin Polonia

First Known Use: 1773

Rhymes with POLONAISE

anyways, chrysoprase, color phase, cornerways, crème anglaise, holidays, hollandaise, Louis Seize, Louis Treize, lyonnaise, mayonnaise, metaphrase, nowadays, out of phase, overglaze, overgraze, paraphrase, photophase, polyphase, single-phase, underglaze