tordion
noun
tor·dion
\(ˈ)tȯrd¦yōⁿ\
Definition of tordion
tordions
\-ōⁿ(z)\: an early French dance similar to but slower than the galliard
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Origin and Etymology of tordion
French, from Middle French, from tordre to twist, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin torquere, from Latin torquēre
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