tordion

noun

tor·​dion

(ˈ)tȯrd¦yōⁿ

plural tordions

-ōⁿ(z)

: an early French dance similar to but slower than the galliard

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from tordre to twist, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin torquere, from Latin torquēre

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Rhymes for tordion

• accordion
• edwardian
• gordian